''Skepperia'' is a
genus
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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
Thelephoraceae
The Thelephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. This grouping of mushrooms is commonly known as the "leathery earthfans".
Genera
The family includes the following eight genera:
* '' Amaurodon''
* '' Hypochnus''
* '' Lenzit ...
. The genus was described by mycologist
Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1857 to contain the
type species
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''Skepperia convoluta''.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Berkeley in Trans. Linn. Soc. London vol.22 on page 130 in 1857.
The genus name of ''Skepperia'' is in honour of Edmund Skepper (1825–1867), who was a British
botanist
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and chemist.
Distribution
It is only recorded as being found in a few places worldwide, America and
New Zealand
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.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Skepperia andina''
* ''
Skepperia convoluta''
* ''
Skepperia platensis''
* ''
Skepperia zeylanica
''Skepperia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus was described by mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1857 to contain the type species ''Skepperia convoluta''. The genus was circumscribed by Berkeley in Trans. Linn. Soc. ...
''
Former species;
* ''S. carpatica'' = ''
Cotylidia carpatica'',
Rickenellaceae
Repetobasidiaceae is a phylogenetically defined family encompassing resupinate, poroid, stereoid, clavarioid
The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the ''Basidiomycota'' typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodie ...
family
* ''S. spathularia'' = ''
Skepperiella spathularia''
Agaricales
The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...
order
References
External links
*
Thelephorales
Thelephorales genera
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