Rogersiomyces Explained

Rogersiomyces is a genus of Basidiomycota found in the family Hydnaceae.

The genus was circumscribed by J. Leland Crane and Jean Donze Schoknecht in Amer. J. Bot. vol.65 on page 903 in 1978.

The genus name of Rogersiomyces is in honour of Donald Philip Rogers (1908–2001), who was an American botanist and mycologist, and Professor of Botany and curator of the mycologic collection at the University of Illinois between 1957 - 1976.^{[1] [2]}

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Rogersiomyces malaysianus
• Rogersiomyces okefenokeensis

Note, the epithet of okefenokeensis refers to Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia–Florida line.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donald P. Rogers Records (RG4) . www.nybg.org . 2 October 2022.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Rogersiomyces - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 2 October 2022.