''Muelleromyces'' is a
monotypic
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genus of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Phyllachoraceae
Phyllachoraceae is a family of sac fungi.
Genera
As accepted by 2020 Outline (with amount of species per genus);
*'' Ascovaginospora'' (1)
*'' Brobdingnagia'' (4)
*'' Camarotella'' (8)
*'' Coccodiella'' (27)
*'' Cyclodomus'' (5)
*'' Des ...
.
It only contains one known species; ''Muelleromyces indicus'' .
The genus name of ''Muelleromyces'' is in honour of
Emil Müller Emil Muller or Emil Müller may refer to:
* Emil Müller (mathematician) (1861–1927), Austrian mathematician
* Emil Müller (German officer), an officer in the World War I Imperial German Army charged with war crimes at the Leipzig War Crimes Tri ...
(1920–2008), who was a Swiss
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 ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Madhav Narayan Kamat and
K.H. Anahosur in Experientia vol.24 on page 849 in 1968.
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Sordariomycetes genera
Phyllachorales
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