Parasola
Encyclopedia
Parasola is a genus
of mushrooms in the family
Psathyrellaceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of mushrooms in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Psathyrellaceae
Psathyrellaceae
The Psathyrellaceae are a family of dark-spored agarics that generally have rather soft, fragile fruiting bodies, and are characterized by black or dark brown, rarely reddish, or even pastel colored spore prints. About 50% of the species produce fruiting bodies that dissolve into ink-like ooze...
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Species
This list is incomplete.- Parasola auricoma (an inkcap)
- Parasola kuehneri (an inkcap)
- Parasola leiocephala (an inkcap)
- Parasola lilatincta (an inkcap)
- Parasola miser (an inkcap)
- Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella)