Musumecia is a genus of fungi in the order Agaricales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid and resemble those of Clitocybe species. The genus is currently known from Europe and China.

Musumecia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pseudoclitocybaceae
Genus: Musumecia
Vizzini & Contu (2011)
Type species
Musumecia bettlachensis
Vizzini & Contu (2011)
Species

Musumecia alpina
Musumecia sardoa
Musumecia vermicularis

Etymology

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Musumecia was named after Swiss mycologist Enzo Musumeci.[1][2]


References

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  1. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Musumeci, Enzo | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 14 August 2022.