Skepperia
| Skepperia | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
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| Genus: | Skepperia Berk. (1857)
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| Type species | |
| Skepperia convoluta Berk. (1857)
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Skepperia is a
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.
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]
- Skepperia andina Pat. (1893)
- Skepperia convoluta Berk. (1857)
- Skepperia platensis (Speg.) Pat. (1897)
- Skepperia zeylanica Petch (1917)
Former species;
- S. carpatica Pilát (1927) = Rickenellaceaefamily
- S. spathularia (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Pat. (1899) = Skepperiella spathularia Agaricales order
References
- .
- ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Skepperia Berkeley, 1857". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Skepperia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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