Dictyocephalos_attenuatus

<i>Dictyocephalos</i>

Dictyocephalos

Genus of fungi


Dictyocephalos is a genus of fungi in the family Phelloriniaceae of the order Agaricales. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Dictyocephalos attenuatus, commonly known as the stalked oddball,[2] which was described by the American botanist Lucien Marcus Underwood in 1901 (as D. curvatus).

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Dictyocephalos attenuatus is a unique species of mushroom, as it has a gleba like a puffball, but it also has a stipe and a volva, like an Amanita.[2][3]


References

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  1. "Dictyocephalos Underw. 1901". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  3. fundis.org/images/PDF/Dictyocephalos-attenuatus_trifold-web.pdf



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