Austrian mycologist
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]
He was previously married to the Swiss-Australian entomologist Marianne Horak.[3]
Eponymous taxa
Fungal taxa named after Horak include:
- Horakia Oberw. 1976
- Horakiella Castellano & Trappe 1992,[4]
- Horakomyces Raithelh. 1983
- Boletus horakii T.N.Lakh. & R.Sharma 1989
- Ciboria horakii Svrček 1960
- Cortinarius horakii E.Valenz. & Esteve-Rav. 1994[5]
- Hohenbuehelia horakii Courtec. 1984[6]
- Inocybe horakii Raithelh. 1977[7]
- Lactarius horakii Nuytinck & Verbeken 2006[8]
- Pluteus horakianus Rodr.-Alcánt. 2009[9]
- Psathyrella horakiana Raithelh. 1990[10]
- Pseudomitrula horakii Gamundí 1980[11]
- Psilocybe horakii Guzmán 1978[12]
- Clitopilus horakii Pacioni & Lalli 1984[13]
- Tricholoma horakii Raithelh. 1972[14]