''Nanstelocephala'' is a
genus
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of
fungus
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in the family
Crepidotaceae
The Crepidotaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi.
Taxonomic Details
The Crepidotaceae have recently undergone a revision based on phylogenetic analyses. The following characters are typical of this family:
* saprotrophic on woody or herbac ...
It was originally placed in
Cortinariaceae.
[ The genus is ]monotypic
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, containing the single species ''Nanstelocephala physalacrioides'', found in the USA.[
]
References
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Crepidotaceae
Taxa described in 1990
Fungi of North America
Monotypic Agaricales genera
Taxa named by Ron Petersen
Taxa named by Franz Oberwinkler