Biology:Palaeocybe

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Palaeocybe
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Palaeocybe

Dörfelt & Striebich (2000)
Type species
Palaeocybe striata
Dörfelt & Striebich (2000)

Palaeocybe is a fungal genus in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single fossil species Palaeocybe striata, which was found in Tertiary amber in Saxony, Germany. The holotype consists of a single cap measuring 1.6 mm in diameter, and part of a stem, which is made of tubes. On the cap underside are decurrent gills[1]

References

  1. Dörfelt H, Striebich B. (2000). "Palaeocybe striata, ein neuer fossiler Pilz in Bernstein des Tertiär" (in German). Zeitschrift für Mykologie 66 (1): 27–34. http://www.dgfm-ev.de/sites/default/files/ZM661027Doerfelt.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7126403 entry