Neolamya Explained

Neolamya is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis).

The genus name of Neolamya is in honour of Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle (1804–1886), who was a French botanist.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Ferdinand Theissen and Hans Sydow in Ann. Mycol. vol.16 on page 29 in 1918.

Species

• Neolamya ahtii
• Neolamya peltigerae
• Neolamya xanthoparmeliae

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.