Sorokina Explained

Sorokina is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae.^[1] The genus contains 6 species.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Syll. Fung. vol.10 on page 42 in 1892.

The genus name of Sorokina is in honour of Nikolai Vasilevich Sorokin (1846–1909), who was a Russian botanist, Mycologist, Microbiologist and Parasitologist. He was Professor of Botany and Director of the Botanical Garden of the Kazan Federal University.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Sorokina blasteniospora
• Sorokina bogoriensis
• Sorokina caeruleogrisea
• Sorokina frondicola
• Sorokina insignis
• Sorokina lignicola
• Sorokina microspora
• Sorokina tjibodensis
• Sorokina uleana

See also

• List of Dermateaceae genera

External links

• Sorokina at Index Fungorum

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota  - 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1 - 58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA .
2. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . limited . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 0-85199-826-7. 644.
3. 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.
4. Web site: Sorokina - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 31 October 2022.