Harry_D._Thiers
Harry D. Thiers
American mycologist
Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco State University. He comprehensively revised and expanded on the North American collection of boletes and named many new species.[1]
Species authored include:
- Suillellus amygdalinus
- Boletus barrowsii
- Xerocomellus dryophilus
- Rubroboletus pulcherrimus
- Gymnopilus luteoviridis
- Leccinum manzanitae
- Russula xanthoporphyrea
The fungal genera of Chaetothiersia and Harrya Halling, Nuhn & Osmundson 2012,[2] and also the species of Cortinarius thiersii were all named in his honor.
The standard author abbreviation Thiers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]