Biology:Cytidia

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Cytidia
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Cytidia salicina
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Cytidia

Quél. (1888)
Type species
Cytidia rutilans
Pers. ex Quél. (1888)
Species

C. cristallifera
C. patelliformis
C. pezizoides
C. salicina
C. sarcoides
C. stereoides

Cytidia is a genus of fungi in the family Vuilleminiaceae. The genus contains five widely distributed species.[1] Cytidia was circumscribed by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1888.[2]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. Quélet, L. (in French). Flore mycologique de la France et des pays limitrophes. Paris, France: Octave Doin. p. 25. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3009527 entry