Cleistocybe
Sign in to saveCleistocybe is a genus of fungi in the family Biannulariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid, similar to those of Clitocybe, but with ephemeral traces of a partial veil and decurrent lamellae that are often greyish. The genus is separated on DNA characteristics as well as morphology. Species are known from North America, Europe, North Africa, and Tibet.
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GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyPseudoclitocybaceae
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- Biannulariaceae
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- Cleistocybe vernalis 149136.jpg
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{{Automatic taxobox | image =Cleistocybe vernalis 149136.jpg | image_caption = Cleistocybe vernalis, Washington, USA | taxon = Cleistocybe | authority = Ammirati, A.D.Parker & Matheny (2007) | type_species = Cleistocybe vernalis | type_species_authority = Ammirati, A.D.Parker & Matheny (2007) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = C. carneogrisea C. gomphidioides C. malenconii {nom. inval.} C. pleurotoides C. vernaloides }}
Cleistocybe is a genus of fungi in the family Biannulariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid, similar to those of Clitocybe, but with ephemeral traces of a partial veil and decurrent lamellae that are often greyish. The genus is separated on DNA characteristics as well as morphology. Species are known from North America, Europe, North Africa, and Tibet.
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