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Rhodocybella

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Rhodocybella
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Rhodocybella

Type species
Rhodocybella rhododendri

Rhodocybella is a genus of cyphelloid fungi in the Entolomataceae family. It contains just one known species, Rhodocybella rhododendri, which is found in North America on Rhododendron stems after heavy rain.[1][2]

The white fruit bodies are mussel-shaped or cup-shaped and are up to 2 mm (0.08 in) across, either with no stipe, or with a very short one, no longer than 1 mm (0.04 in). The fertile inner surface of the fruit body is pinkish and either has no gills at all, or shows only a rudimentary trace of them.[1]

The prefix Rhodo- means "red", cybe means "head", and -ella is a diminutive suffix.[1]

It is not to be confused with Rhodocyphella, which is another small genus of cyphelloid fungi, but which belongs to family Tricholomataceae.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Timothy J. Baroni & Ronald H. Petersen (1987). "Rhodocybella: A new genus in the Entolomataceae". Mycologia. 79 (3): 358–361. doi:10.2307/3807456. JSTOR 3807456. (subscription required)
  2. ^ See the genus entry in Index Fungorum and the entry for R. rhododendri. To show that this is a current name, see the entry in Species Fungorum.