Biology:Dictyocephalos
Dictyocephalos is a genus of fungi in the family Phelloriniaceae of the order Agaricales. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Dictyocephalos attenuatus, commonly known as the stalked oddball,[1] which was described by the American botanist Lucien Marcus Underwood in 1901 (as D. curvatus).
Dictyocephalos attenuatus is a unique species of mushroom, as it has a gleba like a puffball, but it also has a stipe and a volva, like an Amanita.[1][2] Starting as an underground "egg", the spore case develops up to 13 cm (5 in) across, round and slightly gelatinous at first then flattens and develops brownish scales.[1] This is situated on the white-to-brownish enlarged end of the stem, which can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long. It is inedible.[1]
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 | glebal hymenium |
 | cap is depressed |
 | hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | stipe has a volva |
 | edibility: inedible |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. pp. 713–714. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1. https://archive.org/details/arora-david-mushrooms-demystified-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-fleshy-fungi-ten-speed-press-1986/page/713/mode/2up.
- ↑ fundis.org/images/PDF/Dictyocephalos-attenuatus_trifold-web.pdf
Wikidata ☰ Q10471659 entry
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