| Palaeocephala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Subdivision: | Agaricomycotina |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Palaeocephala Singer |
| Type species | |
| Palaeocephala cymatelloides (Dennis & D.A.Reid) Singer |
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Palaeocephala is a genus of fungi. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Palaeocephala cymatelloides, described by Rolf Singer in 1962.[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the genus is classified in either the Marasmiaceae or Physalacriaceae families;[2] the taxonomical database MycoBank includes it in the Marasmiaceae.[3]