| Macrometrula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Macrometrula Donk & Singer (1948) |
| Type species | |
| Macrometrula rubriceps (Cooke & Massee) Donk & Singer (1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus rubriceps Cooke & Massee (1887) | |
Macrometrula is a fungal genus in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Macrometrula rubriceps, found growing in a greenhouse in the Kew Gardens, England. This species was originally named Agaricus rubriceps in 1887.
References
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- Singer R. (1948). "New genera of fungi. IV". Mycologia. 40 (2): 262–8. doi:10.2307/3755089. JSTOR 3755089.
- Cooke MC. (1887). "New British fungi". Grevillea. 15 (75): 65–7.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Macrometrula | |
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