Englerodothis
Genus of fungi
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Englerodothis is a genus of fungi in the family Parmulariaceae.[1]
| Englerodothis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Asterinales |
| Family: | Parmulariaceae |
| Genus: | Englerodothis Theiss. & Syd. (1915) |
| Type species | |
| Englerodothis kilimandscharica (Henn.) Theiss. & Syd. (1915) | |
| Species | |
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E. grovei | |
The genus was circumscribed in Ann. Mycol. Vol.13 on page 285 in 1915 by Ferdinand Theissen and Hans Sydow.
The genus name of Englerodothis is in honour of Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844 – 1930), who was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography.[2]
