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Macrocybe

Wikipedia Abstract

Macrocybe is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus contains seven species, widely distributed in tropical regions worldwide. The genus was established in 1998 by mycologists David Pegler and Deborah Jean Lodge, for several large white tropical species that had been placed in the genus Tricholoma. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words makros "long" and kube "head". The genus is related to the genus Calocybe.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0