Mycotodea Explained
Mycotodea is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota division. It was later placed in the Leptosphaeriaceae family. The widespread genus contained 14 species, before most were transferred to Leptosphaerulina and Leptopeltis genera. It was left as a monotypic genus, with just Mycotodea litorea .[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Kirschstein in Ann. Mycol. vol.34 on page 201 in 1936.
The genus name of Mycotodea is in honour of Heinrich Julius Tode (1733–1797), who was a German Theologian and pedagogue and was also interested in Poetry, Architecture and botany (Mycology). He was a tutor and Pastor in different locations.[2]
Former species
As listed by Species Fungorum;[1]
- M. aquilina = Leptopeltis aquilina, Leptopeltidaceae
- M. helvetica = Leptosphaeria helvetica, Leptosphaeriaceae
- M. heufleri = Leptosphaeria heufleri, Leptosphaeriaceae
- M. hyperborea = Leptosphaerulina hyperborea, Didymellaceae
- M. juncina = Phaeosphaeria juncina, Phaeosphaeriaceae
- M. lemaneae = Phaeospora lemaneae, Dothideomycetes
- M. personata = Leptosphaerulina personata, Didymellaceae
- M. petkovicensis = Phaeosphaeria petkovicensis, Phaeosphaeriaceae
- M. pulchra = Leptosphaerulina pulchra, Didymellaceae
- M. striolata = Leptosphaeria striolata, Leptosphaeriaceae
Notes and References
- Web site: Mycotodea - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.
- 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.
