Phillipsia | |
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Phillipsia domingensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Sarcoscyphaceae |
Genus: | Phillipsia Berk. (1881) |
Type species | |
Phillipsia domingensis Berk. (1881)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Rickiella Syd. (1904) |
Phillipsia is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. There are about 17 species in the genus, which collectively have a widespread distribution in subtropical and tropical areas.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881.[3] The generic name honours Wales-born English botanist William Phillips (1822–1905).[4]