Dennisiopsis
Genus of fungi
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Dennisiopsis is a genus of fungi in the Thelebolaceae family.[1]
| Dennisiopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Thelebolales |
| Family: | Thelebolaceae |
| Genus: | Dennisiopsis Subram. & Chandras. |
| Type species | |
| Dennisiopsis octospora Subram. & Chandrash. | |
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.