Palaeocybe
Genus of extinct mushroom
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Palaeocybe Dörfelt & Striebich (2000) |
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| Palaeocybe striata Dörfelt & Striebich (2000) | |