Cheilymenia

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Cheilymenia
Cheilymenia spp.
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Cheilymenia

Boud. (1885)
Type species
Cheilymenia stercorea
(Pers.) Boud. (1907)
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Cheilymenia is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 66 species,[1] many very similar in appearance and habitat and only separable by microscopic features.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ *Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 221. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.