Dennisiodiscus
Genus of fungi
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Dennisiodiscus is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae.[1] The genus contains 10 species.[2]
| Dennisiodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Dermateaceae |
| Genus: | Dennisiodiscus Svrcek |
| Type species | |
| Dennisiodiscus prasinus (Quél.) Svrček | |
| Species | |
|
D. cerberi | |
The genus name of Dennisiodiscus is in honour of Richard William George Dennis (1910 - 2003), British botanist (mycology) and plant pathologist.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Mirko Svrček in Ceská Mykol. Vol.30 on page 9 in 1976, and then in Kew Bull. Vol.31 (Issues 3) on page 415 in 1977.