Leprieuria
Genus of fungi
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Leprieuria is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Leprieuria bacillum.[2]
| Leprieuria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Xylariales |
| Family: | Xylariaceae |
| Genus: | Leprieuria Laessøe, J.D. Rogers & Whalley |
| Type species | |
| Leprieuria bacillum (Mont.) Læssøe, J.D. Rogers & Whalley | |
The genus name of Leprieuria is in honour of François Mathias René Leprieur (1799–1870) who was a French pharmacist and naturalist.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Thomas Læssøe, Jack David Rogers and Anthony James Seddon Whalley in Mycol. Res. vol.93 (Issue 2) on page 152 in 1989.