Cocconia
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| Cocconia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Asterinales |
| Family: | Parmulariaceae |
| Genus: | Cocconia Sacc. |
| Type species | |
| Cocconia placenta | |
Cocconia is a genus of fungi in the family Parmulariaceae.[1]
The genus name of Cocconia is in honour of Girolamo Cocconi (1822-1904), an Italian teacher, botanist and professor from the University of Bologna.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Syll. Fung. Vol.8 on page 738 in 1889.
