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Pholiotina was historically treated as a subgenus of Conocybe but is now widely recognized as a distinct genus based on molecular phylogenetics and morphological differences. These mushrooms are generally small and fragile, resembling Conocybe, but often possess a partial veil that leaves a ring (annulus) on the stem or fragments on the cap margin.
Differentiated from Conocybe by the lack of capitate (lecythiform) cheilocystidia; instead, cheilocystidia are usually fusiform, lageniform, or blunt. Many species exhibit a membranous ring on the stipe. The pileipellis is hymeniform and dry. Spores are smooth and rusty-brown.
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