Gender of fungal generic names ending in –trema
- Author:
- Pennycook S.R.
- Year:
- 2022
- Journal:
- Mycotaxon
- Pages:
- 137(3): 545–554
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.5248/137.545
Fungal generic names ending in –trema are reviewed. Most are derived from the latinised Greek neuter noun meaning "perforation; aperture; opening; orifice." However, some are Latin feminine, with –trema referring to a relationship or similarity to Tremella.
Key words—etymology, epithet gender, lichens, nomenclature, Tremellales.
- Id:
- 35315
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Saturday, 08 April 2023 00:26