Vladracula

Vladracula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Vladracula ; P.F.Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Type species
	Vladracula annuliformis ; (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J.Butler) P.F. Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Species
	Vladracula almoreum ; Vladracula annuliformis ;

Last updated November 18, 2025

Vladracula is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.^[2]

This parasitic genus is named after Vlad the Impaler, as the Wallachian nobleman is credited as the inspiration for the titular vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula .^[1]

References

1 2 Cannon, Paul Francis; Minter, David William (16 September 1986). The Rhytismataceae of the Indian subcontinent. Mycological Papers. Vol. 155. CAB International Mycological Institute. OCLC 17919318. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
↑ 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 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

External links

Vladracula at Index Fungorum

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[OP-1] 1 2 Cannon, Paul Francis; Minter, David William (16 September 1986). The Rhytismataceae of the Indian subcontinent. Mycological Papers. Vol. 155. CAB International Mycological Institute. OCLC 17919318. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[2] 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 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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