Pirottaea

Pirottaea is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. The genus contained 26 species in 2009. It went up to about 48 species later.

The genus name of Pirottaea is in honour of Pietro Romualdo Pirotta (1853–1936), who was an Italian professor of botany. He was made Knight of the Crown of Italy.

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Michelia vl.1 (Issue 4) on page 424 in 1878.

Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;


 * Pirottaea absinthiicola
 * Pirottaea aconiti
 * Pirottaea adenostylidis
 * Pirottaea astragali
 * Pirottaea aterrima
 * Pirottaea atrofusca
 * Pirottaea bavarica
 * Pirottaea bresadolae
 * Pirottaea brevipila
 * Pirottaea bromeliacearum
 * Pirottaea caesiella
 * Pirottaea corvina
 * Pirottaea dubia
 * Pirottaea exilispora
 * Pirottaea falcata
 * Pirottaea fraxini
 * Pirottaea frondicola
 * Pirottaea gallica
 * Pirottaea geraniicola
 * Pirottaea glaucoviridis
 * Pirottaea helvetica
 * Pirottaea hydrangeae
 * Pirottaea imbricata
 * Pirottaea inopinata
 * Pirottaea intercedens
 * Pirottaea lamii
 * Pirottaea longipila
 * Pirottaea lychnidis
 * Pirottaea malvae
 * Pirottaea microspora
 * Pirottaea mimatensis
 * Pirottaea nigrostriata
 * Pirottaea paupercula
 * Pirottaea persica
 * Pirottaea pilosissima
 * Pirottaea plantaginis
 * Pirottaea saxonica
 * Pirottaea scabiosicola
 * Pirottaea scruposa
 * Pirottaea senecionis
 * Pirottaea strigosa
 * Pirottaea symphyti
 * Pirottaea tentaculata
 * Pirottaea trichostoma
 * Pirottaea uliginosa
 * Pirottaea veneta
 * Pirottaea versicolor
 * Pirottaea yakutatiana