Vladracula

Vladracula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Vladracula; P.F.Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Type species
	Vladracula annuliformis; (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J.Butler) P.F. Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Species
	Vladracula almoreum ; Vladracula annuliformis ;

Vladracula is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.^[2]

This parasitic genus is named after Vlad the Impaler, as the Wallachian nobleman is credited as the inspiration for the titular vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cannon, Paul Francis; Minter, David William (16 September 1986). The Rhytismataceae of the Indian subcontinent. Mycological Papers. Vol. 155. CAB International Mycological Institute. OCLC 17919318. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2014.