Skepperia

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Skepperia

Berk. (1857)
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Skepperia convoluta
Berk. (1857)

Skepperia is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus was described by mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1857 to contain the type species Skepperia convoluta. [1] The genus was circumscribed by Berkeley in Trans. Linn. Soc. London vol.22 on page 130 in 1857.

Contents

The genus name of Skepperia is in honour of Edmund Skepper (1825–1867), who was a British botanist and chemist. [2]

Distribution

It is only recorded as being found in a few places worldwide, America and New Zealand. [3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; [4]

Former species;

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References

  1. Berkeley MJ. (1857). "On some new fungi". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 22 (2): 129–31. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1856.tb00086.x.
  2. 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.
  3. "Skepperia Berkeley, 1857". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Skepperia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 October 2022.