Korfia

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Korfia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Ascomycetes
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Hemiphacidiaceae
Genus:
Korfia

J. Reid & Cain
Type species
Korfia tsugae
(E.K. Cash & R.W. Davidson) J. Reid & Cain

Korfia is a genus of fungi in the family Hemiphacidiaceae. [1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Korfia tsugae. [2]

The genus name of Korfia is in honour of Richard Paul "Dick" Korf (1925–2016), who was an American mycologist and founding co-editor of the journal Mycotaxon . [3]

The genus was circumscribed by James Reid and Roy Franklin Cain in Mycologia vol.55 on page 783 in 1963.

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References

  1. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Korfia J.Reid & Cain". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  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.


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