Egon Horak (born
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
in 1937) is an Austrian
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
who has
described more than 1000 species of
fungi, including many from the Southern Hemisphere, particularly New Zealand and South America. He was an executive editor of the scientific journal ''
Sydowia
''Sydowia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Dothioraceae described by Giacomo Bresadola in 1895. The name honours German mycologist, Paul Sydow.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;
* '' Sydowia agharkarii''
* '' Sydowia ceanothi''
...
'' from 1975 to 1989, and a member of the editorial board afterwards.
He was previously married to the Swiss-Australian entomologist
Marianne Horak
Marianne Horak (born 1944) is a Swiss-Australian entomologist who specialises in Australian Lepidoptera, particularly the phycitine and tortricid moths. She also did important research on the scribbly gum moths, during which eleven new species o ...
.
Selected publications
*Horak, E.; Moser, M. (1965). Fungi Austroamericani. XII. Studien zur Gattung Thaxterogaster Singer. Nova Hedwigia 10 (1,2): 211–241.
*Horak, E. (1971). Contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales s.l. (Fungi) of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9 (3): 463–493.
*Moser, M.; Horak, E. (1975). ''Cortinarius'' Fr. und nahe verwandte Gattungen in Südamerika. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 52: 1–628.
*Horak, E. (1977, publ. 1978). ''Entoloma'' in South America I. Sydowia 30 (1-6): 40–111.
*Horak, E. (1979, publ. 1980). Fungi, Basidiomycetes. Agaricales y Gasteromycetes secotioides. In S.A. Guarrera, I.J. Gamundí de Amos & C.M. Matteri
ds Flora Criptogámica de Tierra del Fuego 11 (6): 524 pp.
*Horak, E. (1985). Die Pilzflora (Macromyceten) und ihre Oekologie in fünf Pflanzengesellschaften der mountain-subalpinen Stufe des Unterengadins (Schweiz). Ergebnisse der Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung des Schweizerischen Nationalparks 12 (6): 337–476.
*Horak, E. (1987). ''Astrosporina'' in the alpine zone of the Swiss National Park (SNP) and adjacent regions. In G.A. Laursen, J.F. Ammirati & S.A. Redhead
ds Arctic and Alpine Mycology 2: 205–234.
*Horak, E. (1987, publ. 1988). New species of ''Dermocybe'' (Agaricales) from New Zealand. Sydowia 40: 81–112.
*Horak, E. (1990). Monograph of the New Zealand Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales). New Zealand Journal of Botany 28 (3): 255–306.
*Horak, E.; Baici, A. (1990). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Basidiomycota (Aphyllophorales s.l. — Heterobasidiomycetes) im Unterengadin (GR, Schweiz). Mycologia Helvetica 3 (4): 351–384.
*Horak, E.; Wood, A.E. (1990). ''Cortinarius'' Fr. (Agaricales) in Australasia. 1. Subgen. ''Myxacium'' and subgen. ''Paramyxacium''. Sydowia 42: 88–168.
*Gamundí, I.J.; Horak, E. (1993). Hongos de los Bosques Andino-Patagónicos. Guía Para el Reconocimiento de las Especies Más Comunes y Atractivas. 141 pp.
*Bougher, N.L.; Fuhrer, B.A.; Horak, E. (1994). Taxonomy and biogeography of Australian ''Rozites'' species mycorrhizal with ''Nothofagus'' and Myrtaceae. Australian Systematic Botany 7 (4): 353–375.
*Maas Geesteranus, R.A.; Horak, E. (1995). ''Mycena'' and related genera from Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. Bibliotheca Mycologica 159: 143–229.
Eponymous taxa
Fungal
taxa named after Horak include:
*''
Horakia'' Oberw. 1976
*''
Horakiella
''Horakiella'' is a genus of fungi within the Sclerodermataceae family that contains the two species ''H.clelandii'' and ''H. watarrkana''.
The genus name of ''Horakiella'' is in honour of Egon Horak (born 1937) is an Austrian mycologist.
Th ...
'' Castellano & Trappe 1992,
Mycobank: Horakiella
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*'' Horakomyces'' Raithelh. 1983
*'' Boletus horakii'' T.N.Lakh. & R.Sharma 1989
*'' Ciboria horakii'' Svrček 1960
*''Cortinarius horakii
''Cortinarius'' is a globally distributed genus of mushrooms in the family Cortinariaceae. It is suspected to be the largest genus of agarics, containing over 2,000 widespread species. A common feature among all species in the genus ''Cortinar ...
'' E.Valenz. & Esteve-Rav. 1994Lactarius horakii
''Lactarius'' is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several Edible mushroom, edible species. The species of the genus, common name, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they ex ...
'' Nuytinck & Verbeken 2006Pluteus horakianus
''Pluteus'' is a large genus of fungi with over 300 species. They are wood rotting saprobes with pink spore prints and gills that are free from the stem.
The Latin word ''Pluteus'' means ''shed or penthouse''.
Characteristics of the genus ...
'' Rodr.-Alcánt. 2009Psathyrella horakiana
''Psathyrella'' is a large genus of about 400 species, and is similar to the genera ''Coprinellus'', ''Coprinopsis'', ''Coprinus'' and ''Panaeolus'', usually with a thin cap and white or yellowish white hollow stem. The caps do not self digest as ...
'' Raithelh. 1990Psilocybe horakii
''Psilocybe'' ( ) is a genus of gilled mushrooms, growing worldwide, in the family Hymenogastraceae. Most or nearly all species contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin.
Taxonomy
Taxonomic history
A 2002 study of the mole ...
'' Guzmán 1978Clitopilus horakii
''Clitopilus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Entolomataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas. Although a 2008 estimate suggested about 30 species in the genus, a more recent publication (2009) u ...
'' Pacioni & Lalli 1984Tricholoma horakii
''Tricholoma'' is a genus of fungus that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various spec ...
'' Raithelh. 1972
See also
* :Taxa named by Egon Horak
* List of mycologists
References
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Austrian mycologists
1937 births
Living people
Scientists from Innsbruck
Academic staff of ETH Zurich