Marasmiellus cocophilus

Marasmiellus cocophilus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Omphalotaceae
Genus:	Marasmiellus
Species:	M. cocophilus
Binomial name
Marasmiellus cocophilus Pegler (1969)

Marasmiellus cocophilus is a species of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. It was described as new to science in 1969 by mycologist David Pegler.^[1] The fungus causes lethal bole rot of coconut.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Pegler DN. (1969). "A new pathogenic species of Marasmiellus Murr. (Tricholomataceae)". Kew Bulletin. 2 (3): 523–535. doi:10.2307/4117205. JSTOR 4117205.