Cocconia is a genus of fungi in the family Parmulariaceae.[1]

Cocconia
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Cocconia

Type species
Cocconia placenta
(Berk. & Broome) Sacc.

The genus name of Cocconia is in honour of Girolamo Cocconi (1822-1904), an Italian teacher, botanist and professor from the University of Bologna.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Syll. Fung. Vol.8 on page 738 in 1889.

Species

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  • Cocconia aliena
  • Cocconia astrocaryi
  • Cocconia banisteriae
  • Cocconia capensis
  • Cocconia coccolobae
  • Cocconia concentrica
  • Cocconia connari
  • Cocconia discoidea
  • Cocconia guatteriae
  • Cocconia halleriae
  • Cocconia lacarangae
  • Cocconia macarangae
  • Cocconia machaerii
  • Cocconia miconiae
  • Cocconia placenta
  • Cocconia porrigo
  • Cocconia sparsa
  • Cocconia spurcaria
  • Cocconia styracis
  • Cocconia xylopiae

References

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  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ 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.
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