Delpontia
Genus of fungi
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Delpontia is a genus of fungi within the family Stictidaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Delpontia pulchella.[1]
| Delpontia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Ostropales |
| Family: | Stictidaceae |
| Genus: | Delpontia Penz. & Sacc. (1902) |
| Type species | |
| Delpontia pulchella Penz. & Sacc. (1902) | |
The genus name of Delpontia is in honour of Giovanni Battista Delponte (1812-1884), who was an Italian botanist and Professor of Botany in Turin.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Albert Julius Otto Penzig and Pier Andrea Saccardo in Malpighia Vol.15 on page 220 in 1901.
