Marasmius semiustus

Marasmius semiustus is a species of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. It is a plant pathogen responsible for banana plant disease commonly found in the West Indies. The only known remedy is the removal and burning of diseased plants.

Marasmius semiustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae
Genus: Marasmius
Species:
M. semiustus
Binomial name
Marasmius semiustus
Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1869)
Synonyms[1]

Chamaeceras semiustus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Kuntze (1898)
Marasmiellus semiustus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Singer (1948)
Collybia semiusta (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Dennis (1951)

This fungus is also found in Malaysia, Hawaii, Taiwan, and Costa Rica. It was first described scientifically in 1869.[2]

References

  1. "Marasmius semiustus Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1869". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. Berkeley MJ, Curtis MA. (1869). "Fungi Cubenses (Hymenomycetes)". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 10: 280382 (see p. 295).


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