Marasmius tageticolor and M. tucumanus from the Dominican Republic

Abstract

Two purple Marasmius species from the Dominican Republic are described and illustrated. Marasmius tageticolor is characterized by its radially striped pileus, distant lamellae, and elongated spores, and M. tucumanus is characterized by its purple to dark red pileus, fragile basidioma, and small spores. Both species were sequenced for the first time and phylogenetically resolved to Marasmius sect. Globulares, closely related to species of M. ser. Haematocephali + M. ser. Leonini.