Mycotodea is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota division.[1] It was later placed in the Leptosphaeriaceae family. The widespread genus contained 14 species,[2] before most were transferred to Leptosphaerulina and Leptopeltis genera. It was left as a monotypic genus, with just Mycotodea litorea Kirschst. (1939).[3]

Mycotodea
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Mycotodea

Kirschst. (1936)
Type species
Mycotodea heufleri
(Niessl) Kirschst. (1936)

The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Kirschstein in Ann. Mycol. vol.34 on page 201 in 1936.

The genus name of Mycotodea is in honour of Heinrich Julius Tode (1733–1797), who was a German Theologian and pedagogue and was also interested in Poetry, Architecture and botany (Mycology). He was a tutor and Pastor in different locations.[4]

Former species edit

As listed by Species Fungorum;[3]


References edit

  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ a b "Mycotodea - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.