Togninia

Togninia is a fungus genus and the type genus in the family Togniniaceae. It is the teleomorph (the sexual reproductive stage) of Phaeoacremonium.[1]

Togniniaceae
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Togninia

Berl. 1900
Species
  • Togninia fraxinopennsylvanica
  • Togninia minima (Tul. & C. Tul.) Berl. 1900
  • Togninia novae-zealandiae

The genus name of Togninia is in honour of Filippo Tognini (1868–1896), who was an Italian botanist (Mycology and Lichenology), who worked in Florence and was curator of the botanical garden in Padua.[2]

References

  1. Togninia (Calosphaeriales) is confirmed as teleomorph of Phaeoacremonium by means of morphology, sexual compatibility and DNA phylogeny. Mostert L, Crous PW, Ewald Groenewald JZ, Gams W and Summerbell RC, Mycologia, Jul-Aug 2003, volume 95, issue 4, pages 646-659, PMID 21148974
  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.


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