''Aschersonia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fungi in the order
Hypocreales
The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, in ...
and family
Clavicipitaceae
The Clavicipitaceae are a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genera in the family, but recent work has increased this number to 97.
Phylogeny
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of multigene DNA sequence data ...
.
The genus name of ''Aschersonia'' is in honour of
Paul Friedrich August Ascherson
Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (June 4, 1834 – March 6, 1913) was a German botanist. His author citation is ''Asch.'', although ''Aschers.'' has been used in the past.
Ascherson was born in Berlin in 1834 as the son of health counsellor. In 1 ...
(1834 – 1913), a German botanist.
Species
''Mycobank''
[Mycobank Database]
''Aschersonia''
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# '' Aschersonia abnormis''
# '' Aschersonia acutispora''
# ''Aschersonia aleyrodis
''Aschersonia aleyrodis'' is a fungal pathogen affecting various species of insect. It has been shown to control the silverleaf whitefly (''Bemisia tabaci'') in laboratory and greenhouse conditions.
Description
The stroma of ''Aschersonia aleyr ...
'' Webber 1897
# '' Aschersonia amazonica''
# '' Aschersonia andropogonis''
# '' Aschersonia aurantiaca''
# '' Aschersonia australiensis'' Henn. 1903
# '' Aschersonia badia''
# '' Aschersonia basicystis''
# '' Aschersonia blumenaviensis''
# '' Aschersonia brunnea''
# '' Aschersonia caapi''
# '' Aschersonia caespiticia''
# '' Aschersonia calendulina''
# '' Aschersonia calendulina''
# '' Aschersonia carpinicola''
# '' Aschersonia chaetospora''
# '' Aschersonia cinnabarina''
# '' Aschersonia coffeae''
# '' Aschersonia columnifera''
# '' Aschersonia confluens''
# '' Aschersonia conica''
# '' Aschersonia consociata''
# '' Aschersonia crenulata''
# '' Aschersonia crustacea''
# '' Aschersonia crustata''
# '' Aschersonia cubensis'' Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868
# '' Aschersonia disciformis''
# '' Aschersonia duplex''
# '' Aschersonia eugeniae''
# '' Aschersonia fimbriata''
# '' Aschersonia flava''
# '' Aschersonia flavescens''
# '' Aschersonia flavocitrina''
# '' Aschersonia formosensis''
# '' Aschersonia fusispora''
# '' Aschersonia goldiana''
# '' Aschersonia guianensis''
# '' Aschersonia henningsii''
# '' Aschersonia hypocreoidea''
# '' Aschersonia incrassata''
# '' Aschersonia insperata''
# '' Aschersonia intermedia''
# '' Aschersonia jacarandae''
# '' Aschersonia javanica''
# '' Aschersonia javensis''
# '' Aschersonia juruensis''
# '' Aschersonia lauricola''
# '' Aschersonia lecanii''
# '' Aschersonia lecanioides''
# '' Aschersonia luteola''
# '' Aschersonia macrostromatica''
# '' Aschersonia macularis''
# '' Aschersonia marginata''
# '' Aschersonia mellea''
# '' Aschersonia microspora''
# '' Aschersonia minutispora''
# '' Aschersonia murrayae''
# '' Aschersonia napoleonae''
# '' Aschersonia narathiwatensis''
# '' Aschersonia novoguineensis''
# '' Aschersonia oxystoma''
# '' Aschersonia oxystoma''
# '' Aschersonia papillata''
# '' Aschersonia paraensis''
# '' Aschersonia paraphysata''
# '' Aschersonia parasitica''
# '' Aschersonia pediculoides''
# '' Aschersonia philippinensis''
# '' Aschersonia phthiurioides''
# '' Aschersonia pisiformis''
# '' Aschersonia pittieri''
# '' Aschersonia placenta'' Berk. 1873
# '' Aschersonia rufa''
# '' Aschersonia samoensis''
# '' Aschersonia sclerotioides''
# '' Aschersonia scutelliformis''
# '' Aschersonia simplex''
# '' Aschersonia spathulata''
# '' Aschersonia spatulata''
# '' Aschersonia suzukii''
# '' Aschersonia tahitensis''
# '' Aschersonia taitensis'' Mont. (1848) - type species
# '' Aschersonia tamurai''
# '' Aschersonia tephrosicola''
# '' Aschersonia tephrosiicola''
# '' Aschersonia turbinata''
# '' Aschersonia viridans''
# '' Aschersonia viridula''
# '' Aschersonia zenkeri''
Note: other species may now be synonyms placed in similar genera such as ''Hypocrella
''Hypocrella''Sacc. (1878) ''Michelia'' 1(no. 3): 322. is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.
Species
The Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, ...
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References
External links
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Hypocreales genera
Taxa named by Camille Montagne