Skepperiella
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| Skepperiella spathularia (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Pilát
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Skepperiella is a genus of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. The widespread genus contains four species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Albert Pilát in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.43 on page 56 in 1927.
The genus name of Skepperia is in honour of Edmund Skepper (1825–1867), who was a British botanist and chemist.[2]
Species[edit]
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]
- Skepperiella cochlearis Pegler (1973)
- Skepperiella merulioides (R. Heim) Pegler (1973)
- Skepperiella populi Singer (1963)
- Skepperiella spathularia (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Pilát (1927)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 638. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Skepperiella - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 October 2022.