Eriocybe is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. Circumscribed by mycologist Else Vellinga in 2011, it is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Eriocybe chionea, found in northern Thailand. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ἔριον, meaning "wool" and κύβη, "head". The specific epithet comes from the Latin translation of the Greek χιόνεος, meaning "snow white".[1]

Eriocybe
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Eriocybe

Vellinga (2011)
Type species
Eriocybe chionea
Vellinga (2011)

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  1. ^ Vellinga EC, Sysouphanghong P, Hyde KD (2011). "The family Agaricaceae: phylogenies and two new white-spored genera". Mycologia. 103 (3): 494–509. doi:10.3852/10-204. PMID 21193599. S2CID 10775394.