Biology:Leveillella

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Leveillella
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Asterinales
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Leveillella

Theiss. & Syd.
Type species
Leveillella drimydis

Leveillella is a genus of fungi in the Asterinaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Leveillella drimydis (Lév.) Theiss. & Syd.[1]

The genus name of Leveillella is in honour of Joseph-Henri Léveillé (1796–1870), who was a French physician and mycologist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Ferdinand Theissen and Hans Sydow in Ann. Mycol. vol.13 on page 284 in 1915.

References

  1. "Leveillella drimydis (Lév.) Theiss. & Syd." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2620136. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10560678 entry