Palaeocephala

Palaeocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae
Genus:
Palaeocephala

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.[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the genus is classified in either the Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae families;[2] the taxonomical database MycoBank includes it in the Marasmiaceae.[3]

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.


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