Marasmiaceae
Marasmius vagus F.E.Guard, M.D.Barrett & Farid , nom. illeg., scientific
Crous, P.W., Wingfield, M.J., Chooi, Y.H. et al. (29 June 2020), Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111. Persoonia 44: 415, "Colour illustrations." [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Typus. Australia, Queensland, Mt Carbine, S16° 34'44.1" E145°11'13.7", in savanna grassland leaf litter, 7 Mar. 2018, F. Guard & S. McMullan-Fisher SMF3041 (holotype AQ1008080 ...)"
  • Text: Fungal Planet description sheet 1091, with authors indicated as “Guard, F.E., Barrett, M.D., Farid, A., Smith, M.E. & Lebel, T.”
  • Text: DNA sequences: from holotype: GenBank MT117839 (ITS), MT110674 (LSU).
  • Text: identifier: MB 833552
  • Comment: The authors omitted the appropriate herbarium code when designating the type, name therefore invalid under Article 40.7.
  • Etymology: "The Latin epithet vagus, wandering, refers to its widespread distribution in diverse habitats over a large area of monsoon tropical Australia, and its apparent recent dispersal and establishment in Florida, USA."
AusFungi (2020), AusFungi: - [secondary reference]