Rhizopogon villosulus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It was first described scientifically by mycologist Sanford Myron Zeller in 1941.[3]

Rhizopogon villosulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Rhizopogonaceae
Genus: Rhizopogon
Species:
R. villosulus
Binomial name
Rhizopogon villosulus
Zeller (1941)
Synonyms[2]

Rhizopogon reticulatus Hawker (1955)[1]
Rhizopogon colossus A.H.Sm. (1966)
Rhizopogon colossus var. nigromaculatus A.H.Sm. (1966)
Rhizopogon hawkerae A.H.Sm. (1966)
Rhizopogon parksii A.H.Sm. (1966)
Rhizopogon subareolatus A.H.Sm. (1966)

References

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  1. ^ Hawker LE. (1955). "Hypogeous fungi. IV and V". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 38: 73–7. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(55)80008-3.
  2. ^ "Rhizopogon villosulus Zeller 1941". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ^ Zeller SM. (1942). "Further notes on fungi". Mycologia. 33 (2): 196–214. doi:10.2307/3754932. JSTOR 3754932.