Fungi named in 2002

Shaggy parasol is the common name for three closely related species of mushroom: Chlorophyllum rhacodes, C. olivieri and C. brunneum, found in North America, Europe and Southern Africa. C. brunneum is also found in Australia.

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Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, commonly known as the club-foot or club-footed clitocybe, is a species of gilled mushroom from Europe and North America. The grey-brown mushrooms have yellowish decurrent gills and a bulbous stalk, and are found in deciduous and conifer woodlands. While potentially edible, it resembles poisonous species and its consumption with alcohol can result in a disulfiram-like reaction.

Lichenomphalia umbellifera, also known as the lichen agaric or the green-pea mushroom lichen, is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. It forms a symbiotic relationship with unicellular algae in the genus Coccomyxa.

Lichenomphalia is both a basidiolichen and an agaric genus. Most of the species have inconspicuous lichenized thalli that consist of scattered, small, loose, nearly microscopic green balls or foliose small flakes containing single-celled green algae in the genus Coccomyxa, all interconnected by a loose network of hyphae. The agaric fruit bodies themselves are nonlichenized and resemble other types of omphalinoid mushrooms. These agarics lack clamp connections and do not form hymenial cystidia. The basidiospores are hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, and nonamyloid. Most of the species were

Cystodermella cinnabarina is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cystodermella. Its fruiting body is a small agaric bearing a distinctive reddish-coloured grainy cap. It occurs in coniferous and deciduous forests throughout the world. Prior to 2002, this species belonged to genus Cystoderma, subsection Cinnabarina, under the name Cystoderma cinnabarinum which is still sometimes applied. Another often used synonym is Cystoderma terreyi.

Cystodermella granulosa, commonly known as the brickbrown powdercap, is a species of mushroom in the genus Cystodermella.

Ampulloclitocybe is a genus of three species of fungi with a widespread distribution.

Omphalotus japonicus, commonly known as the tsukiyotake (月夜茸), is an orange to brown-colored gilled mushroom native to Japan and Eastern Asia. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus Omphalotus, the members of which have bioluminescent fruit bodies which glow in darkness. A 2004 molecular study shows it to be most closely related to a clade composed of Omphalotus nidiformis of Australia, Omphalotus olivascens of Western North America and Omphalotus olearius of Europe. Omphalotus japonicus is poisonous. Its consumption results in acute nausea and vomiting for several hours. It is often

Cystodermella is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus comprises about 12 species, noted for producing agaric fruit bodies, bearing a cap, white gills and stipe with a fine, ephemeral ring. The genus was devised by Harri Harmaja in 2002, dividing the older genus Cystoderma into three independent genera: Cystoderma, Ripartitella and Cystodermella largely on the basis of microscopic differences. Cystodermella species bear non-amyloid spores and sometimes cystidia. The spores, in contrast to Ripartitella are not echinulate. Species of the genus have a saprotrophic mode of

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The Caloscyphaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. The family was circumscribed by Finnish mycologist Harri Harmaja in 2002. The genus Kallistoskypha was added in 2013 to accommodate the species formerly known as Caloscypha incarnata.

Arrhenia epichysium is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. The fruit body has small brown to dark gray caps measuring 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) in diameter. The cap color changes to light gray to tan when it is dry. The gills are narrow and thin, placed together closely, and decurrently attached to the stipe, which can be up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The flesh is grayish and watery. The spores are smooth and ellipsoid, measuring 6–7.5 μm. The spore print is white. Outside of its genus, it can resemble the slightly larger Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis. It can be found on dead wood

Lichenomphalia hudsoniana is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is widely distributed in alpine and arctic regions of the world, where it grows on moist soil amongst moss.

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The Gyroporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales. The family is monogeneric, containing the single genus Gyroporus, which, according to a 2008 estimate, contains ten widely distributed species, though a more recent study suggested the species-level diversity to be far higher. As of January 2026, according to Index Fungorum and Mycobank databases, the genus had 46 species.

Cryptococcus gattii, formerly known as Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, is an encapsulated yeast fungus found primarily in tropical and subtropical climates. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella bacillispora, a filamentous fungus belonging to the class Tremellomycetes. C. gattii is one of two organisms causing the infectious disease cryptococcosis (along with C. neoformans). Clinical manifestations of C. gattii infection include pulmonary cryptococcosis (lung infection), basal meningitis, and cerebral cryptococcomas. Occasionally, the fungus is associated with skin, soft tissue, lymph node,

Amylocorticiellum is a genus of fungi in the family Amylocorticiaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains four species.

Retiboletus ornatipes, commonly known as the ornate-stalked bolete or goldstalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Originally named Boletus ornatipes by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1878, it was transferred to Retiboletus in 2002. The convex cap is 4–20 centimetres (1+1⁄2–8 in) wide and yellow, gray, or brown, staining orangish. The stem is 6–12 cm (2+1⁄4–4+3⁄4 in) tall and 1–2.5 cm (1⁄2–1 in) thick. The flesh is yellow with a mild to bitter taste. The spore print is tannish brown. It can be found under oak and beech in eastern North America from July to

Retiboletus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus, first described in 2002, contained six species distributed in north temperate regions.

Loreleia is a genus of brightly colored agarics in the Hymenochaetales that have an omphalinoid morphology. They inhabit mosses and or liverworts on soil in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Phylogenetically related agarics are in the genera Contumyces, Gyroflexus, Rickenella, Cantharellopsis and Blasiphalia, as well as the stipitate-stereoid genera Muscinupta and Cotylidia and the clavaroid genus, Alloclavaria. However, the large number of DNA base-pair changes causes a long-branch to form in phylogenetic analyses depicted as cladograms. In the field, to the eye, Loreleia is most

The Jahnulales are an order of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes, subclass Pleosporomycetidae. They are ascomycetes that have stalked/stessile and dimorphic ascomata, hyphal stalk cells that are about 40 μm wide. It contains the families Aliquandostipitaceae and Manglicolaceae.

Arrhenia chlorocyanea, commonly known as the verdigris navel, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. Originally named as a species of Agaricus in 1885, and later classified as a member of Omphalina, the species was transferred to the genus Arrhenia in 2002. The blue mushroom's caps are under 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) wide and the stems are 1–4 cm (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) tall. The spore print is white. Entoloma species such as E. incarnatofuscescens may appear somewhat similar, but have a pink spore print. It can be found in association with mosses in Europe and North America.

Parmelia ernstiae is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is part of the Parmelia saxatilis species complex and can be distinguished from similar species by its strongly pruinose thallus, small rounded lobes, and unique secondary metabolite composition. First described in 2002 from Germany, P. ernstiae has since been found to be widely distributed across Europe, including Fennoscandia, Eastern Europe, and more recently, the Macaronesian region. The species typically grows on tree bark in various forest types, but has also been observed on rocks. Its identification often

Gymnopilus odini is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Bulbothrix cinerea is a species of lichenized fungi within the family Parmeliaceae. Among other Bulbothrix species, only B. isidiza has isidia combined with an underside that is light coloured. B. isidiza's laciniae are wider, while its thallus is pale, and contains salazinic acid. In turn, B. ventricosa is larger and a black underside and rhizinae. The African species B. decurtata is an obligately saxicolous lichen, and while similar, it has a dark underside and produces salazinic acid in its medulla. The species' name thus refers to its uncommon dark gray colouration of its thallus.

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Trapeliopsis steppica is a species of squamulose lichen in the family Trapeliaceae. It is found in the western United States, where it grows on soil in grassland and in shrub–steppe.

The Teichosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales.