''Pirottaea'' 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
Dermateaceae
The Dermateaceae is a family of cup fungi in the order Helotiales. Most species in this family are plant pathogens, but some are saprobes. These fungi are commonly referred to as "earth tongues" or "earthfan fungi" due to their distinctive app ...
. The genus contained 26 species in 2009.
It went up to about 48 species later.
The genus name of ''Pirottaea'' is in honour of
Pietro Romualdo Pirotta (1853–1936), who was an Italian professor of botany. He was made
Knight of the Crown of Italy.
The genus was
circumscribed by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Province of Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua, Italy, Padua) was an Italian botany, botanist and mycology, mycologist. His multi-volume ''Sylloge Fungorum'' was one of the first attempt ...
in Michelia vl.1 (Issue 4) on page 424 in 1878.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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Pirottaea absinthiicola''
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Pirottaea aconiti''
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Pirottaea adenostylidis''
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Pirottaea astragali''
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Pirottaea aterrima''
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Pirottaea atrofusca''
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Pirottaea bavarica''
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Pirottaea bresadolae''
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Pirottaea brevipila''
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Pirottaea bromeliacearum''
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Pirottaea caesiella''
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Pirottaea corvina''
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Pirottaea dubia''
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Pirottaea exilispora''
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Pirottaea falcata''
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Pirottaea fraxini''
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Pirottaea frondicola''
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Pirottaea gallica''
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Pirottaea geraniicola''
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Pirottaea glaucoviridis''
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Pirottaea helvetica''
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Pirottaea hydrangeae''
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Pirottaea imbricata''
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Pirottaea inopinata''
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Pirottaea intercedens''
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Pirottaea lamii''
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Pirottaea longipila''
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Pirottaea lychnidis''
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Pirottaea malvae''
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Pirottaea microspora''
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Pirottaea mimatensis''
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Pirottaea nigrostriata''
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Pirottaea paupercula''
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Pirottaea persica''
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Pirottaea pilosissima''
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Pirottaea plantaginis''
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Pirottaea saxonica''
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Pirottaea scabiosicola''
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Pirottaea scruposa''
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Pirottaea senecionis''
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Pirottaea strigosa''
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Pirottaea symphyti''
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Pirottaea tentaculata''
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Pirottaea trichostoma''
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Pirottaea uliginosa''
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Pirottaea veneta''
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Pirottaea versicolor''
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Pirottaea yakutatiana''
See also
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List of Dermateaceae genera
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General reference
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References
Dermateaceae genera
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
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