Gremmeniella

Gremmeniella is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] The genus contains at least 3 species.[2]

Gremmeniella
Canker caused by Gremmeniella abietina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Leotiomycetes
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Helotiaceae
Genus:
Gremmeniella

M. Morelet
Type species
Gremmeniella abietina
(Lagerb.) M. Morelet
Species

G. abietina
G. laricina

The genus name of Gremmeniella is in honour of J. Gremmen (fl. 1953) a Dutch botaniker (Mycology), plant pathologist, from the Forest Research Station T.N.O. in Wageningen.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Michel Morele in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Archéol. Toulon & Var vol.183 on page 9 in 1969.

Gremmeniella abietina is a plant pathogen that causes scleroderris canker.[4]

Species
  • Gremmeniella abietina
  • Gremmeniella juniperina
  • Gremmeniella laricina
  • Gremmeniella pinicola
  • Gremmeniella baggina

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 293. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. "Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Plant Pest Information - Scleroderris Canker - Gremmeniella abietina". Retrieved 2009-08-16.


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