What does pseudo-mob mean? 'ndrangheta are the real deal, more so than any current US 'mob' family could ever hope to be, but if you mean are they accepted as true mafiosi by Cosa Nostra then yes.

Structure is totally different to any other mafia structure. All that boss, underboss, captain stuff? It doens't work like that with 'ndrangheta. Its really complex but basically they act as a cell, known as a locale or 'ndrina which is split into two - a major society and a minor society - for reasons of secrecy. as you rise up the heirarchy you are given different ranks, which are known as flowers.

Associates are known as giovane d'onore (youth of honour). After that you have the elaborate initiaon ceremony, which is much more complex than cosa nostra. Then you've got your flower as a picciotto. If promoted and given another flower, you move up to the title of sgarrista. Essentially these are just different types of foot soldiers.

If you get promoted from sgarrista you move into the major society of your ndrina. This is like officer class or, i guess, the equivalent to capos. But theyre not really capos coz they have different titles like contabile (book keeper) or capocrimine (head of crime). As well as these specific jobs, the flowers keep coming, so you can become a santista or a vangelista while working in the major society.

After that you can get given trequartino or quartino flowers which makes you a senior member of the locale. Finally the highest ranking member of the ndrina is known as padrino, or godfather.

The padrino will sit as a member of the relevant mandamento (regional commission) he is a member of. The mandamenti then each elects one of their padrino to sit on the the provincial commission, which is known as il crimine and meets once a year at san luca during a feast in september. At this meeting the padrino meet to elect a head of ndrangheta, known as the capocrimine. He's not really a boss of bosses though, more like a chief mediator.

One thing to remember on all this is that, coz 'ndrangheta is structred to maximise secrecy, many members only deal with blood relatives. therefore most locale are a literal family as well as a metaphorical one. Marriages are a VERY big deal to these guys - they make and break careers almost every time.

So in short no, they're not a 'clone' of cosa nostra - they are a totally different organisation both structurally and geographically. But yeah, they definitely work closely with cosa nostra, partnering on lots of deals.

hope that helps