''Dicephalospora'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Sclerotiniaceae
The Sclerotiniaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order Helotiales. Many species in this family are plant pathogens.
Genera
* ''Asterocalyx''
* ''Botryotinia''
* ''Botrytis (fungus), Botrytis''
* ''Ciboria''
* ''Ciborinia''
* ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle.
* Circum ...
by
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...
Brian Spooner Brian Spooner may refer to:
* Brian Spooner (anthropologist)
* Brian Spooner (mycologist)
Brian Martin Spooner (born 1951) is an English mycologist who was head of mycology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
He was born in Rochford, Essex. in 19 ...
in 1987.
These ascomycete fungi occur on rotten wood, twigs and leaf stems.
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Species
*'' D. albolutea'' H.D. Zheng & W.Y. Zhuang (2019)[
*'' D. calochroa'' ( Syd.) Spooner (1987)
*'' D. chrysotricha'' ( Berk.) Verkley (2004)
*'' D. damingshanica'' W.Y.Zhuang (1999)][
*'' D. yunnanica'' H.D. Zheng & W.Y. Zhuang (2019)][
]
References
Helotiales genera
Sclerotiniaceae
Taxa described in 1987
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