Vladracula
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| Vladracula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhytismatales |
| Family: | Rhytismataceae |
| Genus: | Vladracula P.F.Cannon, Minter, & Kamal[1] |
| Type species | |
| Vladracula annuliformis | |
| Species | |
Vladracula is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.[2]
This parasitic genus is named after Vlad the Impaler, as the Wallachian nobleman is credited as the inspiration for the titular vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.[1]