| Dennisiopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Thelebolales |
| Family: | Thelebolaceae |
| Genus: | Dennisiopsis Subram. & Chandras. |
| Type species | |
| Dennisiopsis octospora Subram. & Chandrash. | |
Dennisiopsis is a genus of fungi in the Thelebolaceae family. [1]
The genus name of Dennisiopsis is in honour of Richard William George Dennis (1910 - 2003), British botanist (mycology) and plant pathologist. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier Subramanian and K.V. Chandrashekara in Kew Bull. Vol.31 (Issue 3) on page 639 in 1977.