Palaeocephala

Palaeocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Palaeocephala
Singer
Species:
P. cymatelloides
Binomial name
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 taxonomic database MycoBank includes it in the Marasmiaceae.

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.