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.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Berkeley in Trans. Linn. Soc. London vol.22 on page 130 in 1857.
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| Genus: | Skepperia Berk. (1857) |
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| Skepperia convoluta Berk. (1857) | |
The genus name of Skepperia is in honour of Edmund Skepper (1825–1867), who was a British botanist and chemist.[2]
Distribution
It is only recorded as being found in a few places worldwide, America and New Zealand.[3]
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]
- Skepperia andina Pat. (1893)
- Skepperia convoluta Berk. (1857)
- Skepperia platensis (Speg.) Pat. (1897)
- Skepperia zeylanica Petch (1917)
Former species;
- S. carpatica Pilát (1927) = Cotylidia carpatica, Rickenellaceae family
- S. spathularia (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Pat. (1899) = Skepperiella spathularia Agaricales order