Marasmiellus | |
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Marasmiellus ramealis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Omphalotaceae |
Genus: | Marasmiellus Murrill (1915) |
Type species | |
Marasmiellus juniperinus Murrill (1915)
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Species | |
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Marasmiellus is a genus of fungi in the family Omphalotaceae. The widespread genus, circumscribed by American mycologist William Murrill in 1915,[1] contains over 250 species.[2] The name comes from the Greek marasmus meaning wasting.