Dennisiodiscus

Dennisiodiscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Dermateaceae
Genus:	Dennisiodiscus Svrcek
Type species
Dennisiodiscus prasinus (Quél.) Svrček
Species
D. cerberi D. crossotus D. hippocastani D. hooglandii D. insularis D. prasinus D. sedi

Dennisiodiscus is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. ^[1] The genus contains 10 species. ^[2]

The genus name of Dennisiodiscus is in honour of Richard William George Dennis (1910 - 2003), British botanist (mycology) and plant pathologist. ^[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Mirko Svrček in Ceská Mykol. Vol.30 on page 9 in 1976, and then in Kew Bull. Vol.31 (Issues 3) on page 415 in 1977.

See also

• List of Dermateaceae genera

References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 199. ISBN   0-85199-826-7.
3. 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.

External links

• Dennisiodiscus at Index Fungorum