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.
| Skepperiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Skepperiella |
| Type species | |
| Skepperiella spathularia (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Pilát
| |
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.