Topelia Explained

Topelia is a genus of fungi within the family Stictidaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Topelia is an anagram in honour of Josef Poelt (1924-1995), who was a German-Austrian botanist (Bryology, Mycology and Lichenology) and was Professor of Systematic Botany at the Free University of Berlin in 1965.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Per Magnus Jørgensen and Antonin Vězda in Nova Hedwigia Beih. vol.79 on page 502 in 1984.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Topelia aperiens
• Topelia argentinensis
• Topelia brittonii
• Topelia californica
• Topelia gyalectodes
• Topelia heterospora
• Topelia jasonhurii
• Topelia loekoesiana
• Topelia nimisiana
• Topelia rosea
• Topelia tetraspora

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: 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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Topelia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 13 September 2022.