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Psilocybe makarorae is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Officially described as new to science in 1995, it is known only from New Zealand, where it grows on rotting wood and twigs of southern beeches. The fruit body (mushroom) has a brownish cap with lighter coloured margins, measuring up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide. The cap shape is either conical, bell-shaped, but as the mushroom grows, it expands to become convex, and it features a prominent umbo. Although the whitish stipe does not form a true ring, it retains remnants of the partial veil that covers and

Hypocreopsis amplectens is part of the family Hypocreaceae and genus Hypocreopsis, a group of fungi that form ascomata on the stems of trees and shrubs. The ascomata are orange-brown and consist of radiating, perithecial lobes. This species of Hypocreopsis was only discovered in 1992 in Nyora (Victoria) during a botanical survey.

Pureke is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Pureke zelandicum.

Hypohelion is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains two species.

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Coccomyces clavatus is a species of foliicolous fungus found on fallen phylloclades of Phyllocladus alpinus in New Zealand. The ascocarps are angular, up to 0.8 mm in diameter, forming within pale yellow lesions. The asci have a broad apex and the paraphyses are unbranched. This species is very similar to Coccomyces phyllocladi, found on the same host, and can only be distinguished by the smaller, clavate ascospores.

The Chlorociboriaceae are a family of "cup fungi" in the order Helotiales, with type genus Chlorociboria. A second genus Brahmaculus, which occurs only in the southern hemisphere (including Chile, New Zealand and Australia), was added in 2021.

Chlorociboria spiralis is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria spathulata is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand. It is a species of green algae that is commonly found on dead and decaying wood. It is sometimes referred to as "green stain fungi" because of the green pigment it produces, which can stain wood a distinctive shade of green. The species is often used as a model organism in studies of wood decay and wood-rotting fungi.

Chlorociboria procera is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria poutoensis is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria pardalota is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria macrospora is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria halonata is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria duriligna is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It lives in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria colubrosa is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria clavula is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria campbellensis is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria awakinoana is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Chlorociboria albohymenia is a species of fungus in the family Chlorociboriaceae. It is found in New Zealand.

Bivallum is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains six species.

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