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Protomycena electra

Agaricomycetes - Agaricales - Tricholomataceae

Taxonomy
Protomycena electra was named by Hibbett et al. (1997). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Dominican amber (Morone Amber Collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic. It is the type species of Protomycena.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Protomycena electra Hibbett et al. p. 984 figs. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumBasidiomycotaWhittaker 1980
subphylumAgaricomycotina
classAgaricomycetesDoweld 2001
RankNameAuthor
orderAgaricalesUnderwood 1899
familyTricholomataceaeHeim ex Pouzar 1983
genusProtomycena
specieselectra

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Protomycena electra Hibbett et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available