Ramsbottomia Explained
Ramsbottomia is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae.
The genus name of Ramsbottomia is in honour of John Ramsbottom (1885–1974), who was a British mycologist.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by W.D. Buckley in Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. vol.9 on page 44 in 1923.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
- Ramsbottomia asperior
- Ramsbottomia lamprosporoidea
Former species;[2]
- R. crechqueraultii now Lamprospora crechqueraultii (still in Pyronemataceae)
- R. macrantha now Lamprospora crechqueraultii
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Ramsbottomia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 21 September 2022.