| Parasola | |
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| Parasola sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Parasola Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple (2001) |
| Type species | |
| Parasola plicatilis (Curtis) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple (2001) | |
| Species | |
Parasola is a genus of coprinoid mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. These small frail fungi have translucent caps where the radiating gills look like the spokes of a parasol (except for P. conopilea which was recently added to the genus). In the past these mushrooms were classified under Coprinus , but unlike that genus there is no veil and the caps do not break down into inky fluid, but curl up and wither as they age. [1]