sentences:  The genus name is derived from the Greek 'γομφος' "gomphos" meaning 'plug' or 'large wedge-shaped nail'.Fries did not designate a type species, but "G. glutinosus" was later designated the lectotype as it was the first species listed.Miller subdivided the genus into three sections, section "Microsporus", typified by small spores, with "G. oregonensis" as the type, section "Roseogomphus", typified by large spores and pink cap, with "G. subroseus" as its type, and section "Gomphidius".