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Phillipsia
Phillipsia domingensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus: Phillipsia
Berk. (1881)
Type species
Phillipsia domingensis
Berk. (1881)
Synonyms[1]

Rickiella Syd. (1904)

Phillipsia is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. There are about 17 species in the genus, which collectively have a widespread distribution in subtropical and tropical areas.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881.[3] The generic name honours Wales-born English botanist William Phillips (1822–1905).[4]

Species

References

  1. ^ "Phillipsia Berk. :388, 1881". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 522. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  3. ^ Berkeley MJ. (1881). "Australian fungi – II". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 18: 383–9. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1881.tb01261.x.
  4. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Phillips, William" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 116.