Scortechinia
Scortechinia is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota, of the family Nitschkiaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti ser.6, vol.3 on page 713 in 1885.
The genus name of Scortechinia is in honour of Benedetto Scortechini, who was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;Scortechinia conferta Scortechinia culcitella Scortechinia diminutisporaFormer species;Scortechinia acanthostroma = Nitschkia acanthostroma, NitschkiaceaeScortechinia chaetomioides = Nitschkia chaetomioides, NitschkiaceaeScortechinia euomphala = Tympanopsis confertula, Scortechiniaceae familyScortechinia massae = Tympanopsis massae, ScortechiniaceaeScortechinia uniseriata = Nitschkia uniseriata, NitschkiaceaeScortechinia usambarensis = Euacanthe usambarensis, Nitschkiaceae