Kernia

Kernia is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae.[1]

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Kernia

Nieuwl.
Type species
Kernia nitida
(Sacc.) Nieuwl.

The genus name of Kernia is in honour of Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Julius Nieuwland in 1916.

Known species

According to GBIF;[3]

  • Kernia bifurcotricha A.S.Saxena & Mukerji
  • Kernia brachytricha (L.M.Ames) R.K.Benj.
  • Kernia cauquensis Calviello
  • Kernia columnaris (H.J.Swart) Woudenb. & Samson
  • Kernia furcotricha Tandon & Bilgrami
  • Kernia geniculotricha Seth
  • Kernia hippocrepida Malloch & Cain
  • Kernia irregularis Lodha
  • Kernia nitida (Sacc.) Nieuwl.
  • Kernia ovata (C.Booth) Malloch & Cain
  • Kernia pachypleura Malloch & Cain
  • Kernia peruviana Udagawa & Furuya
  • Kernia retardata Udagawa & T.Muroi
  • Kernia setadisperma Locq.-Lin.

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. 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.
  3. "Kernia Nieuwl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2022.


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