Cordierites
Cordierites is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae.
The genus name of Cordierites is in honour of François Simon Cordier, a French military doctor and botanist, he was a founder member and president of the Société botanique de France in 1872.
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Pierre [François Camille Montagne] in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, Vol.14 on page 330 in 1840.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Cordierites:- Cordierites acanthophorus
- Cordierites boedijnii
- Cordierites coralloides Berk. & M.A. Curtis
- Cordierites fasciculata Möller
- Cordierites guyanensis
- Cordierites muscoides Berk. & M.A. Curtis
- ''Cordierites umbilicarioides''