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  7. ›Marasmiineae
Pinwheel Family
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Pinwheel Family

Marasmiaceae

The Marasmiaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi which have white spores. They mostly have tough stems and the capability of shrivelling up during a dry period and later recovering. The widely consumed edible fungus Lentinula edodes, the shiitake mushroom, is a member of this family. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 54 genera and 1590 species.

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9 branches of this family, most-observed first

Marasmieae

subfamilyMarasmieae

Crinipellieae

subfamilyCrinipellieae

Metacampanella

genusMetacampanella

Heliomyces

genusHeliomyces

Cellypha

genusCellypha

Lecanocybe

genusLecanocybe

Epicnaphus

genusEpicnaphus

Aphyllotus

genusAphyllotus

Amyloflagellula

genusAmyloflagellula

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49545.