The following nomenclatural hierarchy exists in the literature:
Order Tricholomatales Kühner
Family Tricholomataceae Heim ex Pouzar, nom. cons.
Tribe Tricholomateae [autonym]
Genus Tricholoma (Fries) Staude, gen. cons.
Subgenus Tricholoma [autonym]
Section Atrosquamosa Kühner
Subsection Terreina (Kühner & Romagnesi) Bon
Species Tricholoma "terreum" (Schaeffer: Fries) Kummer
QUESTIONS
1. Explain the terminations of names from tribe through order.
2. What is the meaning of "ex" in the family name?
3. Why is no author included in the autonymic names?
4. Review the status of conserved names in ICBN Appendices II and III.
5. What is the meaning of an author's name within parentheses?
6. What is the meaning of the ":" in the species binomial?