Genus: Galerina

Galerina - is a genus of fungi in the family Galerinaceae.

Etymology

Galerina. From galērus (feminine): 1) cap, hat; 2) wig; 3) + -ina (indicating resemblance).

Type species

Galerina vittiformis (Fr.) Singer, Acta Inst. bot. Komarov. Acad. Sci., Pl. Crypt, ser. 2 6: 472 (1950)