Macrometrula

Macrometrula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Macrometrula; Donk & Singer (1948)
Type species
	Macrometrula rubriceps; (Cooke & Massee) Donk & Singer (1948)
Synonyms
	Agaricus rubriceps Cooke & Massee (1887); Chitonia rubriceps (Cooke & Massee) Sacc. (1887); Clarkeinda rubriceps (Cooke & Massee) Kuntze (1891)

Macrometrula is a fungal genus in the family Psathyrellaceae.[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Macrometrula rubriceps, found growing in a greenhouse in the Kew Gardens, England.[2] This species was originally named Agaricus rubriceps in 1887.[3]

References

Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Singer R. (1948). "New genera of fungi. IV". Mycologia. 40 (2): 262–8. doi:10.2307/3755089.
Cooke MC. (1887). "New British fungi". Grevillea. 15 (75): 65–7.

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[Kirk2008-1] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[Singer1948-2] Singer R. (1948). "New genera of fungi. IV". Mycologia. 40 (2): 262–8. doi:10.2307/3755089.

[Cooke1887-3] Cooke MC. (1887). "New British fungi". Grevillea. 15 (75): 65–7.