Zopfia is a genus of fungi in the family Zopfiaceae.[1] The widespread genus contained 5 species,[2] until another species was accepted.[3]

Zopfia
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Zopfia

Rabenh. (1874)
Type species
Zopfia rhizophila
Rabenh. (1887)
Synonyms

Pontoporeia Kohlm. (1963)

The genus was circumscribed by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in Fungi europ. exsicc. no. 1734. in 1874.

The genus name of Zopfia is in honour of Friedrich (or Friederich) Wilhelm Zopf (1846–1909), who was a well-known German botanist and mycologist. He dedicated to his whole life with fungal biology, particularly in classification of fungi and dye production in fungi and lichens.[4]

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]

Former species;[3]

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 March 18, 2009.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 743. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ a b c "Zopfia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 21 December 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.