''Cibaomyces'' is an agaric fungal genus found in

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, France, and Germany in forests containing

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. It resembles '' Hymenopellis radicata'' because of its size, radiating stipe and glutinous cap. Unlike species in the genus '' Hymenopellis'', ''Cibaomyces'' produces spiny basidiospores.

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data show it to be distinct from '' Dactylosporina'', another spiny-spored genus in the

Physalacriaceae The Physalacriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, ranging from the Arctic, ('' Rhizomarasmius''), to the tropics, e.g. '' Gloiocephala'', and from marine sites ('' Mycaureola ...

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Etymology

The name ''Cibaomyces'' is derived from the Chinese word pronounced "Cibao" which means " echinate spores", and the Ancient Greek, "-myces" referring to a fungus.

Species

This genus includes only one species. Species includes: * '' Cibaomyces glutinis''

References

Fungi of Asia Monotypic Basidiomycota genera Physalacriaceae {{Agaricales-stub