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Palaeocephala

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Genus of fungi

Palaeocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae
Genus: Palaeocephala
Singer
Type species
Palaeocephala cymatelloides
(Dennis & D.A.Reid) Singer

Palaeocephala is a genus of fungi. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Palaeocephala cymatelloides, described by Rolf Singer in 1962. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the genus is classified in either the Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae families; the taxonomical database MycoBank includes it in the Marasmiaceae.

See also

References

  1. Singer R. (1961). "Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium II". Sydowia. 15 (1–6): 45–83.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. "Palaeocephala Singer 1962". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
Taxon identifiers
Palaeocephala


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