- Source: Rimbachia
Rimbachia is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus contains about ten species with a widespread distribution in tropical regions.
The genus name of Rimbachia is in honour of August Rimbach (1862–1943), who was a German botanist (Bryology). He was between 1910-1919, Professor of Botany at the Agronomic Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The genus was circumscribed by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.7 on page 159 in 1891.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Rimbachia arachnoidea Redhead 1984
Rimbachia bryophila Redhead 1984
Rimbachia camerunensis Henn. 1901
Rimbachia ellipsoidea Redhead 1984
Rimbachia furfuracea Redhead 1984
Rimbachia leucobryi Miettinen 2010
Rimbachia neckerae Redhead 1984
Rimbachia palmigena Singer 1966
Rimbachia paludosa Redhead 1984
Rimbachia paradoxa Pat. 1891
Rimbachia philippensis Lloyd 1919
Rimbachia spadicea Lloyd 1922
Former species;
R. cyphelloides Lloyd (1918) = Rhodoarrhenia cyphelloides Bolbitiaceae
R. pezizoidea (Speg.) Lloyd (1919) = Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea Bolbitiaceae
R. puiggarii (Speg.) Rick (1960) = Calyptella puiggarii Agaricales
R. spathularia (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Singer (1951) = Skepperiella spathularia Agaricales
R. vitellina Lloyd (1918) = Rhodoarrhenia vitellina Bolbitiaceae
See also
List of Tricholomataceae genera