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Marasmiellus Marasmiellus ramealis Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae Genus: Marasmiellus
MurrillType species Marasmiellus juniperinus
MurrillSpecies Synonyms[1] Micromphale Gray
Marasmiellus is a genus of fungus in the Marasmiaceae family of mushrooms. The widespread genus, circumscribed by American mycologist William Murrill in 1915,[2] contains about 250 species.[3]
The name comes from the Greek marasmus meaning wasting.
See also
- List of Marasmiaceae genera
References
- ^ "Marasmiellus Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=18016. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Murrill WA. (1915). North American Flora 4 (9): 237–69.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
External links
Categories:- Marasmiaceae
- Agaricales stubs
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