Macrometrula
Genus of fungi
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Macrometrula is a fungal genus in the family Psathyrellaceae.[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Macrometrula rubriceps, found growing in a greenhouse in the Kew Gardens, England.[2] This species was originally named Agaricus rubriceps in 1887.[3]
| Macrometrula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Macrometrula Donk & Singer (1948) |
| Type species | |
| Macrometrula rubriceps | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus rubriceps Cooke & Massee (1887) | |