''Desmazierella'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the family
Sarcoscyphaceae
The ''Sarcoscyphaceae'' are a family (biology), family of cup fungus, fungi in the order Pezizales. Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions.
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. The genus was
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in 1829 by Belgian mycologist
Marie-Anne Libert
Marie-Anne Libert (born 7 April 1782 in Malmedy, province of Liège, died 14 January 1865 in Malmedy) was a Belgian botanist and mycologist. She was one of the first women plant pathologists. She is sometimes referred to as "Anne-Marie Libert". ...
in Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris Vol.17 on page 82 in 1829 with the
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, ''
D. acicola'', as the sole species.
The genus name of ''Desmazierella'' is in honour of
Jean-Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières (1786 - 1862), a French apothacary and botanist, who lived in
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
.
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Sarcoscyphaceae
Pezizales genera
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