| Marasmius albopurpureus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus: | Marasmius |
| Species: | M. albopurpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Marasmius albopurpureus T.H.Li & C.Q.Wang (2015) | |
Marasmius albopurpureus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus that has only ever been observed in Baili Dao in Southern China. [1] The mushroom grows on the subtropical island's floor, under Casuarina equisetifolia with varying degrees of abundance. [1] The type specimen is housed at the fungal herbarium of the Guangdong Institute of Microbiology (GDGM). [1]
M. albopurpureus is a part of the section Globulares of the genus Marasmius . [1] This species has a grooved mushroom cap, white to purple in color, from 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in) wide. [1] It also has cream to purple gills (lamellae), and has clear basidiospores that are 20–25 x 4–6 μm. [1] The wrinkled, hollow stipe is 63–90 mm (2.5–3.5 in) tall, purple towards the top, and browner towards the bottom. [1] This stipe differentiates it from the similar species in China, M. campestris (which has scales on the stipe) [2] and M. subpurpureostriatus (which has a frosty pruina on the stipe), [3] from the similar species in Japan, M. purpureostriatus (which has a purplish-grey to reddish brown stipe), and from the similar species in India, M. indopurpureostriatus and M. odoratus (which both have much longer stipes). [2]