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E10106AB25425C5DBA86EF852375DCEC.text	E10106AB25425C5DBA86EF852375DCEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marasmius blandus J. Q. Yan & H. Chen 2025	<div><p>Marasmius blandus J. Q. Yan &amp; H. Chen sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“blandus” refers to its smooth and non-striate pileus.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>China • JiangXi Province, Jiangxi Agricultural University, 6 October 2020, collected by Jia-Yue Sun, HFJAU 2362.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Marasmius blandus is mainly characterized by the rather small basidiomata, light orange pileus, with a non-striate surface; basidiospores mainly shorter than 7.5 μm; variably shaped pleurocystidia, subfusiform, narrowly utriform, with a short or long papilla at the apex and rarely with nodulose on the surface; cheilocystidia clavate, subfusiform, apex obtuse, rarely with short papilla or branched. It differs from M. brunneospermus by having smaller cheilocystidia, which are mainly shorter than 30 μm in length.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Pileus 25–50 mm, plano-convex to plane, with or without a slight obtuse umbo at the center, smooth, non-striate, hygrophanous, light orange (6 A 5–6) at center, slightly paler to white towards margin, drying out to white, the center and the margin with pale brown. Context thin, white. Lamellae 3.0–5.0 mm broad, adnexed, ventricose, subdistant, white with slightly brown, with 2–3 tiers of lamellules, edges even, concolorous. Stipe 20–50 mm long, 2.0–3.0 mm thick, central, cylindric, equal, fibrous, hollow, light yellow (4 A 3–4), becoming reddish brown (8 D 5–6) as stipe dries, smooth, apex velutinous, and the base covered with white mycelium.</p><p>Basidiospores (5.0) 5.5–7.5 (8.0) × 2.4–3.5 μm (av = 6.5 × 3.0 μm), Q = (1.6) 1.8–2.6 (3.0), elongated-ellipsoid to cylindrical, slightly flattened on one side in profile, 2.4–4.0 μm broad, elongated-ellipsoid to cylindrical in face view, smooth, colorless, hyaline, inamyloid, thin-walled. Basidia 24.0–30.5 × 4.0–6.5 μm, clavate, 4 - spored. Pleurocystidia 37.0–80.0 × 7.5–18.0 μm, variable, subfusiform, narrowly utriform, apex with short or long papilla, surface rarely with nodulose, smooth, slightly thick-walled, yellowish in 5 % KOH. Cheilocystidia 18.5–31.0 (38.0) × 5.0–15.5 μm, variable, clavate, subfusiform, apex obtuse, rarely with short papilla or branched, smooth, thin-walled. Pileipellis a hymeniderm composed of cells 16.5–31.5 × 7.0–16.0 μm, pyriform or broadly clavate, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled. Lamellae trama interwoven, with hyphae 4.0–6.5 μm in diam, hyaline, dextrinoid, thin-walled. Stipitipellis a cutis composed of cylindrical hyphae, 4.0–9.5 μm wide, parallel, smooth. Caulocystidia absent. Clamp connections present.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Scattered on soil in broad-leaved forest or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests.</p><p>Additional specimens examined.</p><p>China • JiangXi Province, Jiangxi Agricultural University, 1 May 2019, collected by Jia-Yue Sun, HFJAU 3367 ; 23 May 2023, collected by Lin-Gen Chen, Cheng-Feng Nie HFJAU 4946; Hubei Province, Xingshan County, Yichang City, 23 July 2024, collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Lin-Gen Chen, Hong Chen, Ling Ding, HFJAU 5635 .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Based on molecular systematics and morphological analysis, M. blandus belongs to subg. Globulares ser. Brunneospermi (Oliveira et al. 2020 b; Oliveira et al. 2024), within this series, M. blandus is morphologically similar to M. brunneospermus, M. fusicystidiosus, and M. macrocystidiosus . However, M. brunneospermus has an irregularly wrinkled to rugulose reticulate pileus and larger cheilocystidia (30–57 × 4–13 μm) (Takahashi 1999); M. fusicystidiosus differs in the reddish ochre-brown pileus at the center, slightly paler towards margin and larger basidiospores (8.5–10 × 3.5–4.0 μm) (Antonín et al. 2010 a); M. macrocystidiosus is distinguished from M. blandus by a light brown or grayish brown pileus, larger basidiospores (6.9–10.5 × 3.3–4.4 μm) and larger pleurocystidia (78.3–123.0 × 12.5–13.8 μm) (Kiyashko et al. 2014).</p><p>In addition, morphologically, among the known species of sect. Globulares, only M. desjardinii K. Das, Antonín &amp; D. Chakr., M. muramwyanensis Antonín, M. goossensiae Beeli, and M. phlebodiscus Desjardin &amp; E. Horak. share similar morphological characteristics with the new species M. blandus, including a hymenidermal pileipellis composed of Globulares - type cells, the basidiospores range in size from 5.0–8.0 × 2.0–4.0 μm, and have the well-developed pleurocystidia. However, M. desjardinii differs from M. blandus by a longer stipe (70–180 × 4–10 mm), grayish orange to apricot pileus when dry, pleurocystidia sometimes lageniform and possesses pileocystidia (Das et al. 2019); M. muramwyanensis differs by having a stipe white at apex, ochraceous to brownish-orange at base, pleurocystidia cylindrical, clavate, fusoid (Antonín 2003); M. goossensiae differs from M. blandus in forming a cream colored pileus with fuligineous or ochraceous brown centre, clavate, and rostrate pleurocystidia (Antonín 2007); M. phlebodiscus has a pale beige to tan colored pileus with reticulate wrinkles at center and only fusoid pleurocystidia, fusoid and mucronate cheilocystidia (Petrini et al. 1997).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E10106AB25425C5DBA86EF852375DCEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chen, Hong;Xu, Yu-Qin;Zeng, Hui;Hu, Ya-Ping;Wang, Sheng-Nan;Yan, Jun-Qing	Chen, Hong, Xu, Yu-Qin, Zeng, Hui, Hu, Ya-Ping, Wang, Sheng-Nan, Yan, Jun-Qing (2025): Four new species of Marasmius subgenus Globulares (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales) from subtropical regions of China. MycoKeys 120: 317-338, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.120.157997
AB28C28875425C1CAF64A25B877FD223.text	AB28C28875425C1CAF64A25B877FD223.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marasmius subpurpureostriatus J. Q. Yan & H. Chen 2025	<div><p>Marasmius subpurpureostriatus J. Q. Yan &amp; H. Chen sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 5</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“subpurpureostriatus” refers to its macroscopic morphology, which is similar to that of Marasmius purpureostriatus .</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>China • JiangXi Province, Nanchang Botanical Garden, 26 April 2023, collected by Xiao-Lin Yuan, HFJAU 4740.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Marasmius subpurpureostriatus is mainly characterized by the rather small basidiomata, grayish-green pileus with deep violet sulcate; the stipe surface is densely pruinose; basidiospores clavate to fusoid-clavate, 17.5–22.0 × 4.0–5.5 μm; pleurocystidia absent; cheilocystidia clavate to broadly clavate, occasionally appearing subfusiform, apex obtuse, rarely with short papilla. It differs from M. purpureostriatus by having smaller spores, which are shorter than 22 μm.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Pileus 20–32 mm, plano-convex to plane, with obtuse umbo at center, smooth, with dark sulcate up to center from the margin, grayish-green (28 B 4), light green (28 A 4–5) sulcate dark violet (18 F 4). Context thin. Lamellae 1.0– 2.5 mm broad, adnexed, ventricose, distant, with 0–1 tier of lamellulae, yellowish gray (4 B 2) with white, edges even, concolorous. Stipe 53–70 mm long, 1.5–3.0 mm thick, central, cylindrical with a subbulbous base, pruinose, hollow, apex dark violet (15 F 5), gradually paler toward the base, base reddish brown (8 E 4). The base covered by white mycelium.</p><p>Basidiospores (16.5) 17.5–22.0 (23.5) × 4.0–5.5 (6.0) μm (av = 20.0 × 5.0 μm), Q = (3.0) 3.5–4.5 (5.0), clavate to fusoid-clavate, often curved in profile, 4.0–6.5 μm broad, clavate in face view, smooth, colorless, hyaline, inamyloid, thin-walled. Basidia 40.0–50.0 × 8.0–14.0 μm, clavate, 4 - spored. Pleurocystidia absent. Cheilocystidia 13.0–31.0 × 6.0–13.0 μm, irregularly clavate to broadly clavate, rarely subfusiform, apex obtuse, rarely with short papilla, smooth, thin-walled. Pileipellis a hymeniderm composed of cells 16.5–34.0 × 9.0–16.0 μm, pyriform or broadly clavate, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled. Lamellae trama interwoven, with hyphae 4.0–10.0 μm in diam, hyaline, dextrinoid, thin-walled, non-gelatinous. Stipitipellis a cutis composed of cylindrical hyphae 4.0–7.5 μm wide, parallel, smooth. Caulocystidia absent. Clamp connections present.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Scattered on soil in broad-leaved forest.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Based on molecular and morphological evidence, M. subpurpureostriatus belongs to subg. Globulares ser. Purpureostriati (Oliveira et al. 2020 b; Oliveira et al. 2024). Within this series, M. subpurpureostriatus is morphologically similar to M. purpureostriatus, M. pseudopurpureostriatus Wannathes, Desjardin &amp; Lumyong, and M. albopurpureus T. H. Li &amp; C. Q. Wang. However, M. purpureostriatus is distinguished by a long and narrow stipe (52–103 × 0.5–1.5 mm), larger basidiospores (up to 28 μm long), and cheilocystidia that are exclusively cylindrical, broadly clavate, or pyriform (Desjardin and Horak 1997; Wannathes et al. 2009 a). M. pseudopurpureostriatus has a glabrous stipe surface, larger basidiospores (up to 25.0 μm long), and cheilocystidia restricted to clavate or broadly clavate forms (Wannathes et al. 2009 a); M. albopurpureus is distinguished by a strongly rugulose to sulcate pileus (white to purple), cream to purple lamellae, and cheilocystidia that are solely clavate to broadly clavate (Wang et al. 2015).</p><p>In addition, morphologically, only M. bekolacongoli Beeli and M. violaceoides Antonín share similar morphological characteristics with the new species M. subpurpureostriatus, including a hymenidermal pileipellis composed of Globulares - type cells, the basidiospores measuring 16.0–24.0 μm in length, and absence of pleurocystidia. However, M. bekolacongoli has a larger pileus (30–67 mm) with a yellow colored or tinged striae, and a much longer stipe (50–150 mm) with pale yellow and light brown downward color (Beeli 1928; Douanla-Meli and Langer 2008; Antonín et al. 2010 a); M. violaceoides exhibits a distinctly campanulate, violaceous pileus, a very long and glabrous stipe (110–125 mm) (Antonín 2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB28C28875425C1CAF64A25B877FD223	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chen, Hong;Xu, Yu-Qin;Zeng, Hui;Hu, Ya-Ping;Wang, Sheng-Nan;Yan, Jun-Qing	Chen, Hong, Xu, Yu-Qin, Zeng, Hui, Hu, Ya-Ping, Wang, Sheng-Nan, Yan, Jun-Qing (2025): Four new species of Marasmius subgenus Globulares (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales) from subtropical regions of China. MycoKeys 120: 317-338, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.120.157997
73AAFB58BA6E5874BD3DED062BDA8D10.text	73AAFB58BA6E5874BD3DED062BDA8D10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marasmius vulgaris J. Q. Yan & H. Chen 2025	<div><p>Marasmius vulgaris J. Q. Yan &amp; H. Chen sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“vulgaris” means “common” or “usual”, refers to the fact that many known species in this genus share similar macroscopic characteristics with the new species.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>China • ZheJiang Province, QingTian County, LiShui City, collected by Qin Na, Bin-Rong Ke, Zhi-Heng Zeng, 6 August 2021, HFJAU 2875.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Marasmius vulgaris is mainly characterized by the rather small basidiomata, having a brownish orange, grayish orange pileus; with 3–5 tiers of lamellules; stipe white at apex, gradually darkening from the apex to the base, reddish brown towards base; basidiospores 13.5–16.0 × 3.0–4.0 μm, pleurocystidia abundant, narrowly fusiform, lageniform, which frequently have capitate, papillate, or constricted moniliform structures at apices; pileipellis and cheilocystidia in the form of broom-cells of the Siccus - type. It differs from M. confertus var. tenuicystidiatus Antonín by having bigger spores, which are up to 16.0 μm in length.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Pileus 10–30 mm, convex when young, then broadly conical to plane, smooth, with or without slightly obtuse umbo, brownish orange (7 C 4–5), grayish orange (5 B 3) at center, slightly paler to white towards margin, striate up to 2 / 3 from the margin. Context thin. Lamellae 2.0–3.0 mm broad, adnexed, ventricose, moderately close, white, with 3–5 tiers of lamellules, edges even, concolorous. Stipe 25–65 mm long, 1.5–2.0 mm thick, central, cylindric, rarely twisted, equal, fibrous, hollow, white at apex, gradually darkening from the apex to the base, reddish brown towards base, smooth, and the base covered with white mycelium.</p><p>Basidiospores (12.5) 13.5–16.0 (17.0) × 3.0–4.0 (4.5) μm (av = 14.8 × 3.8 μm), Q = (3.0) 3.3–5.0 (5.2), clavate or fusoid-clavate, often curved in profile, 3.0–4.0 μm broad, clavate in face view, smooth, colorless, hyaline, inamyloid, thin-walled. Basidia 25.0–35.0 × 4.5–6.5 μm, clavate, 4 - spored. Pleurocystidia 33.0–58.0 × 5.0–11.0 μm, narrowly fusiform, lageniform, frequently capitate, papillate, or constricted moniliform structures at apices. Cheilocystidia abundant, in form of Siccus - type broom cells, main body 13.0–26.0 × 4.0–11.0 μm, cylindrical to clavate, hyaline, thin-walled; apical setulae 4.0–13.0 × 1.0–2.0 μm, cylindrical to conical, subacute, yellow to pale yellow, thick-walled. Pileipellis hymeniform, mottled, composed of Siccus - type broom cells; main body 14.0–27.0 × 5.5–9.0 μm, clavate or pyriform, hyaline to pale yellow, thin- to thick-walled; apical setulae 4.0–10.5 × 0.8–1.5 μm, crowded, cylindrical, subacute, thick-walled. Lamellae trama interwoven, with hyphae 7.0–10.0 μm in diam, hyaline, dextrinoid, thin-walled. Stipitipellis a cutis composed of cylindrical hyphae 4.5–11.0 μm wide, parallel, smooth. Caulocystidia absent. Clamp connections present.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Scattered on soil in broad-leaved forest or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests.</p><p>Additional specimens examined.</p><p>China • JiangXi Province, Lushan National Nature Reserve, collected by Jing-Cheng Wu, Hong-Zhao Pan, 30 June 2019, HFJAU 0904 ; ZheJiang Province, SuiChang County, collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Yan-Liu Chen, 12 July 2020, HFJAU 1901; collected by Yu-Peng Ge, Bin-Rong Ke, Zhi-Heng Zeng, 14 July 2020, HFJAU 1976; ZheJiang Province, QingTian County, LiShui City, collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Ze-Wei Liu, 5 August 2021, HFJAU 2719, HFJAU 2748 .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Based on molecular and morphological evidence, M. vulgaris belongs to subg. Globulares ser. Conferti (Oliveira et al. 2020 b; Oliveira et al. 2024). Within this series, M. vulgaris is morphologically similar to M. confertus var. tenuicystidiatus, M. bondoi Wannathes, Desjardin &amp; Lumyong, and M. graminipes . However, M. confertus var. tenuicystidiatus has smaller basidiospores (10–14 × 4.5–5.7 μm), a pruinose stipe apex, sometimes rostrate pleurocystidia (Antonín et al. 2011); M. bondoi has a pruinose pileus surface, pleurocystidia with lobed apices, and the absence of papillate structures (Wannathes et al. 2009 a); M. graminipes has larger basidiospores (18–21 × 4 μm) and the presence of caulocystidia (Yang et al. 2013).</p><p>Morphologically, M. eyssartieri Antonín &amp; Buyck and M. subtangerinus Antonín, Ryoo &amp; H. D. Shin share similar morphological characteristics with the new species M. vulgaris, including basidiospores measuring 13–16 μm in length, the presence of pleurocystidia and pileipellis and cheilocystidia in the form of broom cells of the Siccus - type. However, M. eyssartieri differs in having a smaller pileus (5 mm), 0–1 tier of lamellulae, and clavate to occasionally rostrate pleurocystidia (Antonín and Buyck 2006), while M. subtangerinus has 0–1 tier of lamellulae and clavate to rostrate pleurocystidia (Antonín et al. 2011).</p><p>In addition, morphologically, M. rongklaensis Wannathes, M. subabundans Chun Y. Deng &amp; T. H. Lim, and M. pseudoconfertus T. H. Li &amp; Chun Y. Deng. have the aspect of M. vulgaris with similarly colored pileus and stipe. However, M. rongklaensis has smaller basidiospores (9–11 × 4.5–5.5 μm) and presence of cheilosetae and pileosetae (Wannathes et al. 2019); M. subabundans has smaller basidiospores (7–9 × 3–4.5 μm) and absence of pleurocystidia (Deng et al. 2012); M. pseudoconfertus has the slightly wider basidiospores (4–5 μm) and absence of pleurocystidia (Deng et al. 2011).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/73AAFB58BA6E5874BD3DED062BDA8D10	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chen, Hong;Xu, Yu-Qin;Zeng, Hui;Hu, Ya-Ping;Wang, Sheng-Nan;Yan, Jun-Qing	Chen, Hong, Xu, Yu-Qin, Zeng, Hui, Hu, Ya-Ping, Wang, Sheng-Nan, Yan, Jun-Qing (2025): Four new species of Marasmius subgenus Globulares (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales) from subtropical regions of China. MycoKeys 120: 317-338, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.120.157997
CF29FF77103B5DF89D12295F580AF64A.text	CF29FF77103B5DF89D12295F580AF64A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marasmius xingshanensis J. Q. Yan & H. Chen 2025	<div><p>Marasmius xingshanensis J. Q. Yan &amp; H. Chen sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“xingshanensis” refers to its type specimen originating from the Xingshan County of China.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>China • Hubei Province, Xingshan County, Yichang City, 29 June 2024, collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Lin-Gen Chen, Hong Chen, Ling Ding, HFJAU 5544.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Marasmius xingshanensis is mainly characterized by the rather small basidiomata, pileus dark brown, reddish brown at center, slightly paler to white towards margin; lamellae rarely forked; basidiospores mainly shorter than 7.0 μm; well-developed pleurocystidia, up to 100 μm long, subcylindrical, ventricose, narrowly utriform, apex with obtuse or short papilla, the base is constricted into a curved long or short stipe; lamellae edge is composed of a large number of basidioles and rarely basidia; cheilocystidia absent. It differs from M. riparius Singer by having smaller spores which are shorter than 7 μm.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Pileus 15–30 mm, plano-convex to plane, center with slightly obtuse umbo, smooth, hygrophanous, dark brown (7 F 7), reddish brown (8 D 5–6) at center, slightly paler to white towards margin, striate up to 1 / 3 from the margin, drying out to white, with grayish orange at center. Context thin, white. Lamellae 2.0–3.0 mm broad, adnexed, ventricose, moderately close, grayish red (7 B 3), light brown (7 D 5), with 2–3 tiers of lamellules, rarely forked, edges even, white. Stipe 20–41 mm long, 1.5–3.0 mm thick, central, cylindric, equal, fibrous, hollow, grayish red (7 B 3), light brown (7 D 5), smooth, the base covered with white mycelium.</p><p>Basidiospores (5.0) 5.5–7.0 (7.5) × 2.2–3.5 μm (av = 6.3 × 2.9 μm), Q = (1.6) 1.8–2.7 (3.0), elongated-ellipsoid to cylindrical, slightly flattened on one side in profile, 2.3–3.5 μm broad, elongated-ellipsoid to cylindrical in face view, smooth, colorless, hyaline, inamyloid, thin-walled. Basidia 24.5–33.5 × 4.0–6.5 μm, clavate, 4 - spored. Pleurocystidia (43.0) 53.0–90.0 (100.0) × (5.7) 7.0–16.0 μm, variously, subcylindrical, ventricose, narrowly utriform, rarely branched, apex obtuse or with short papilla, the base is constricted into a curved long or short stipe, surface rarely with nodulose, smooth, slightly thick-walled, yellowish in 5 % KOH. Lamellae edge is composed of a large number of basidioles and rarely basidia, cheilocystidia absent. Pileipellis a hymeniderm composed of cells 19.0–38.0 × 7.5–18.0 μm, pyriform or broadly clavate, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled. Lamellae trama interwoven, with hyphae 5.0–8.8 μm in diam, hyaline, dextrinoid, thin-walled. Stipitipellis a cutis composed of cylindrical hyphae 4.0–8.5 μm wide, parallel, smooth. Caulocystidia absent. Clamp connections present.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Scattered on soil in broad-leaved forest or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests.</p><p>Additional specimens examined.</p><p>China • Hubei Province, Xingshan County, Yichang City, 29 June 2024, collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Lin-Gen Chen, Hong Chen, Ling Ding, HFJAU 5344 ; 4 July 2024 collected by Jun-Qing Yan, Lin-Gen Chen, Hong Chen, Ling Ding, HFJAU 5540 .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Based on molecular systematics and morphological analysis, M. xingshanensis belongs to subg. Globulares ser. Brunneospermi (Oliveira et al. 2020 b; Oliveira et al. 2024). Within this series, only M. magnus lacks cheilocystidia. However, M. magnus has a larger pileus (31–122 mm), fulvous to rusty orange in color, a longer stipe (70–94 mm), and a pileipellis composed of Siccus - type broom cells (Magnago et al. 2016).</p><p>Morphologically, among the known species of sect. Globulares, only M. riparius and M. ochraceus Berk. &amp; Broome. share similar morphological characteristics with the new species M. xingshanensis, including a hymenidermal pileipellis composed of Globulares - type cells, well-developed pleurocystidia, and lack of cheilocystidia. However, M. riparius has a cinnamon pileus, with larger basidiospores (8.2–10 × 4.8–5.5 μm), smaller pleurocystidia (40–44 × 8–9 μm) (Singer and Digilio 1952); M. ochraceus has a larger pileus (30–80 mm), a longer stipe (60–110 mm) and smaller pleurocystidia (30–35 × 6–8 μm) (Berkeley and Broome 1873).</p><p>In addition, morphologically, M. pallidibrunneus J. S. Oliveira, and M. pinicola Jing Si, S. H. He &amp; Hai J. Li have the aspect of M. xingshanensis with similarly basidioma size and colored pileus. However, M. pallidibrunneus has basidiospores up to 9 μm long, and presence of cheilocystidia (Oliveira et al. 2020 b); M. pinicola has smaller pleurocystidia (26–46 × 5–12 μm), and presence of cheilocystidia (Li et al. 2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF29FF77103B5DF89D12295F580AF64A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chen, Hong;Xu, Yu-Qin;Zeng, Hui;Hu, Ya-Ping;Wang, Sheng-Nan;Yan, Jun-Qing	Chen, Hong, Xu, Yu-Qin, Zeng, Hui, Hu, Ya-Ping, Wang, Sheng-Nan, Yan, Jun-Qing (2025): Four new species of Marasmius subgenus Globulares (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales) from subtropical regions of China. MycoKeys 120: 317-338, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.120.157997
