Lenzitopsis Explained

Lenzitopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. This genus contains two species,the type Lenzitopsis oxycedri and L. daii, described as new to science in 2012.

The genus name of Lenzitopsis is in honour of Harald Othmar Lenz (1798–1870), who was a German naturalist from Thüringen.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.