''Ainsworthia'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Augusto Chaves Batista Augusto Chaves Batista (15 June 1916 – 30 November 1967) was a Brazilian mycologist. He published more than 600 research papers, either alone or in collaboration with others. At the time of his death at the age of 51, Batista was the director of ...
and
Raffaele Ciferri
Raffaele Ciferri (30 May 1897, Fermo – 12 February 1964, Pavia) was an Italian botanist, agriculturalist and mycologist.
He studied agricultural sciences at the University of Bologna. From 1925 to 1932, he was based in the Dominican Republic ...
in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of
Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth
Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (9 October 1905 in Birmingham – 25 October 1998 in Derby) was a British mycologist and scientific historian. He was the older brother of Ruth Ainsworth.
Education and work
Ainsworth received his doctorate fr ...
(1905–1998), who was a British mycologist and scientific historian.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Ainsworthia lecythidacearum
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffr ...
''
* ''
Ainsworthia oblongotheca
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffr ...
''
* ''
Ainsworthia psidii
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffr ...
''
* ''
Ainsworthia roraimensis
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffr ...
''
* ''
Ainsworthia smilacina
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffr ...
''
* ''
Ainsworthia zanthoxyli
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthi ...
''
Former species;
* ''A. morindae'' = ''
Phaeosaccardinula morindae
''Phaeosaccardinula'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
A mole ...
'', Chaetothyriaceae
* ''A. negeriana'' = ''
Teichosporella negeriana
''Teichosporella'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Italian mycologist
Mycology is the branch ...
'',
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not par ...
family
* ''A. seaveriana'' = ''
Phaeosaccardinula seaveriana'', Chaetothyriaceae
References
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Eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes genera