''Cordierites'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the family

Cordieritidaceae ''Cordieritidaceae'' is a family of fungi in the order Cyttariales. Species in this family are saprobes or lichenicolous. Description The ascomata of Cordieritidaceae species are apothecial, and range in shape from disc-shaped, cup-shaped, f ...

. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president of the

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in 1872. The genus was

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Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (15 February 1784 – 5 December 1866) was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology. He was born in the commune of Vaudoy in the department of Seine-et-M ...

in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, Vol.14 on page 330 in 1840.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cordierites'': *''

Cordierites acanthophorus ''Cordierites'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president ...

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Cordierites boedijnii ''Cordierites'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president ...

'' *'' Cordierites coralloides'' Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1869) *'' Cordierites fasciculata'' Möller (1901) *''

Cordierites guyanensis ''Cordierites'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president ...

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Cordierites muscoides ''Cordierites'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president o ...

'' Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1875) *''

Cordierites umbilicarioides ''Cordierites'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of ''Cordierites'' is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French Military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president ...

References

Leotiomycetes Leotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1840 Taxa named by Camille Montagne {{Leotiomycetes-stub