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Macrocybe
Macrocybe is a genus of fungi in the family Callistosporiaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agarics (gilled mushrooms) and were previously referred to Tricholoma, but are all large, whitish, and saprotrophic (Tricholoma species are ectomycorrhizal). Recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that the genus is a natural, monophyletic grouping, though the status of several species is uncertain. Macrocybe species have a tropical to subtropical distribution.
The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words makros "long" and kube "head".
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American titan
speciesMacrocybe titans
Macrocybe gigantea
speciesMacrocybe gigantea
Macrocybe crassa
speciesMacrocybe crassa
Macrocybe lobayensis
speciesMacrocybe lobayensis
Macrocybe spectabilis
speciesMacrocybe spectabilis
Macrocybe sardoa
speciesMacrocybe sardoa
Macrocybe pachymeres
speciesMacrocybe pachymeres
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 335844.