Malmeomyces
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| Genus: | Malmeomyces Starbäck |
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| Malmeomyces pulchellus Starbäck | |
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Chaetothyrium pulchellum (Starbäck) Theiss. (1913) | |
Malmeomyces is a genus of fungi within the Niessliaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Malmeomyces pulchellus Starbäck.
The genus name of Malmeomyces is in honour of Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme (1864-1937), who was a Swedish botanist.
The genus was circumscribed by Karl Starbäck in Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. vol.25 (Afd. 3,1): [3]-4, 32 in 1899.