Pseudonitschkia

Pseudonitschkia is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis).[1] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Pseudonitschkia parmotrematis. This was first found growing on rock in Venezuela and the holotype specimen is in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London.[2][3]

Pseudonitschkia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Order:
incertae sedis
Family:
incertae sedis
Genus:
Pseudonitschkia

Coppins & S.Y.Kondr. (1995)
Type species
Pseudonitschkia parmotrematis
Coppins & S.Y.Kondr. (1995)

See also

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
  2. "Pseudonitschkia parmotrematis Coppins & S.Y.Kondr. - BM000500107". Natural History Museum London.
  3. Coppins, B J; Kondratyuk, S Y (2010). "Stygiomyces and Pseudonitschkia: Two new genera of lichenicolous fungi". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 52 (2): 229–236. doi:10.1017/S0960428600000998.


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