Dennisiopsis

Dennisiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
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.

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. ^ 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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