Rhodocybella
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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.
The white fruit bodies
are mussel-shaped or cup-shaped and are up to 2 mm (0.078740157480315 in) across, either with no stipe
, or with a very short one, no longer than 1 mm (0.0393700787401575 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.
The prefix Rhodo- means "red", cybe means "head", and -ella is a diminutive suffix.
It is not to be confused with Rhodocyphella
, which is another small genus of cyphelloid fungi, but which belongs to family Tricholomataceae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cyphelloid fungi in the Entolomataceae
Entolomataceae
The Entolomataceae, also known as Rhodophyllaceae are a large family of pink spored terrestrial gilled mushrooms which includes the genera Entoloma, Rhodocybe, and Clitopilus. The family collectively contains over 1500 species, the large majority of which are in Entoloma...
family. It contains just one known species, Rhodocybella rhododendri, which is found in North America on Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers...
stems after heavy rain.
The white fruit bodies
Basidiocarp
In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome or basidioma , is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do not produce such structures...
are mussel-shaped or cup-shaped and are up to 2 mm (0.078740157480315 in) across, either with no stipe
Stipe (mycology)
thumb|150px|right|Diagram of a [[basidiomycete]] stipe with an [[annulus |annulus]] and [[volva |volva]]In mycology a stipe refers to the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the cap of a mushroom. Like all tissues of the mushroom other than the hymenium, the stipe is composed of sterile hyphal...
, or with a very short one, no longer than 1 mm (0.0393700787401575 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.
The prefix Rhodo- means "red", cybe means "head", and -ella is a diminutive suffix.
It is not to be confused with Rhodocyphella
Rhodocyphella
Rhodocyphella is a genus of cyphelloid fungi in the Entolomataceae family. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility gives it as having two species, R. cupuliformis and R. grisea....
, which is another small genus of cyphelloid fungi, but which belongs to family Tricholomataceae
Tricholomataceae
The Tricholomataceae are a large family of mushrooms within the Agaricales. A classic "wastebasket taxon", the Tricholomataceae is inclusive of any white-, yellow-, or pink-spored genera in the Agaricales not already classified as belonging to the Amanitaceae, Lepiotaceae, Hygrophoraceae,...
.