Gyroflexus

{{Short description|Genus of fungi}}

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| taxon = Gyroflexus

| authority = Raithelh. (1981)

| type_species = Gyroflexus brevibasidiatus

| type_species_authority = (Singer) Raithelh. (1981)

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Gyroflexus is a monotypic genus with a yellowish-ivory colored omphalinoid agaric in the Hymenochaetales that grows on living Sphagnum{{cite journal | author=Larsson, K.-H.|year=2006 |origyear=2007 | title=Hymenochaetales: a molecular phylogeny for the hymenochaetoid clade| journal=Mycologia | volume=98 | issue=6 | pages=926–936 | doi=10.3852/mycologia.98.6.926 | pmid=17486969|display-authors=etal}}{{cite journal | author=Redhead, S.A.|year=2002a | title=Phylogeny of agarics: partial systematics solutions for bryophilous omphalinoid agarics outside of the Agaricales (euagarics)| journal=Mycotaxon | volume=82 | pages=151–168|display-authors=etal}}{{cite journal | author=Redhead, S.A.|year=2002b | title=Phylogeny of agarics: partial systematics solutions for core omphalinoid genera in the Agaricales (euagarics)| journal=Mycotaxon | volume=83 | pages=19–57|display-authors=etal}} Phylogenetically related agarics are in the genera Rickenella, Blasiphalia, Loreleia, Cantharellopsis and Contumyces, as well as the stipitate-stereoid genera Muscinupta and Cotylidia and clavaroid genus, Alloclavaria.{{cite journal |author1=Dentinger, B.T.M. |author2=McLaughlin, D.J.' |year=2006| title=Reconstructing the Clavariaceae using nuclear large subunit rDNA sequences and a new genus segregated from Clavaria| journal=Mycologia | volume=98 | issue=5 | pages=746–762| doi=10.3852/mycologia.98.5.746 | pmid=17256578}} Gyroflexus brevibasidiatus, the type, amongst the vaguely omphalinoid genera is distinguished by its small, mammiform pileus, growth on Sphagnum, and lack of cystidia.{{cite journal |author=Redhead, S.A. |year=1985 |title=Omphalina brevibasidiata |journal=Fungi Canadenses |volume=294}}[http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/mycoheritage/fungi-can/fungi-can_pdf/294.pdf]