Egon Horak

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Egon Horak (born Innsbruck in 1937) is an Austrian mycologist who has described more than 1000 species of fungi, including many from the Southern Hemisphere, particularly New Zealand and South America. [1] He was an executive editor of the scientific journal Sydowia from 1975 to 1989, and a member of the editorial board afterwards. [2]

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He was previously married to the Swiss-Australian entomologist Marianne Horak. [3]

Selected publications

Eponymous taxa

Fungal taxa named after Horak include:

The standard author abbreviation E.Horak is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [15]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Landcare Research NZ (2015). "EGON HORAK'S SLIDES OF NEW ZEALAND FUNGI". Fungal & Plant Disease Collection (PDD). Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Petrini O, Petrini LE. "On occasion of his 60th Anniversary". Sydowia: 107–108.
  3. ↑ Hoch, Hannelore (26 May 2009). "Taxonomy Profile: Marianne Horak". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 56 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900001. ISSN   1435-1951.
  4. ↑ Mycobank: Horakiella
  5. ↑ Valenzuela E, Esteve-Raventós F (1994). "Cortinarius horakii, a new species from Chile". Mycological Research. 98 (8): 937–938. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80266-9.
  6. ↑ Courtecuisse R. (1984). "Notes de nomenclature concernant les hyménomycètes : sur quelques épithètes spécifiques préoccupées - 1". Documents Mycologiques (in French). 14 (54–55): 73–92.
  7. ↑ Raithelhuber J. (1977). Hongos Argentinos. II (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. p. 128.
  8. ↑ Nuytinck J, Wang XH, Verbeken A (2006). "Descriptions and taxonomy of the Asian representatives of Lactarius sect. Deliciosi" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 22: 171–203.
  9. ↑ Rodríguez O, Galván-Corona A, Villalobos-Arámbula AR, Vargas G, Guzmán-Dávalos L (2009). "Pluteus horakianus, a new species based on morphological and molecular data". Sydowia. 61 (1): 39–52.
  10. ↑ Raithelhuber J. "Diagnoses fungorum et combinationes novae". Metrodiana Sonderheft. 4 (1): 1–22 (see p. 16).
  11. ↑ Gamundí IJ. "Subantarctic Geoglossaceae. II". Sydowia. 32 (1–6): 86–98.
  12. ↑ Guzmán G. (1978). "The species of Psilocybe known from Central and South America". Mycotaxon. 7 (2): 225–55 (see p. 244).
  13. ↑ Pacioni G, Lalli G. "Entità micologiche del Parco Nazionale del Circeo XIII-XV". Mic.Ital (in Italian). 13 (1): 77–81.
  14. ↑ Raithelhuber J. (1972). "Lateinische Kurzdiagnosen der auf der Dreiländertagung in Neubulach vorgestellten Pilzarten aus Argentinien. 2". Metrodiana (in German). 3 (1): 27–29.
  15. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  E.Horak.
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