''Mycothele'' is a fungal

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in the family Gloeophyllaceae. Circumscribed by Swiss mycologist

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in 1976, the genus is

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, containing the single species ''Mycothele disciformis''.

References

Gloeophyllales Monotypic Basidiomycota genera Taxa named by Walter Jülich {{Agaricomycetes-stub