''Bauerago'' is a
genus of
fungi found in the
family Microbotryaceae
Microbotryaceae is a family of Basidiomycota fungi in the order Microbotryales
The Microbotryales are an order of fungi in the Microbotryomycetes class of the Basidiomycota. The order contains 2 families
Family (from la, familia) is ...
. It contained 9 species before being reduced to 5 species.
The genus name of ''Bauerago'' is in honour of
Robert Bauer
Robert F. Bauer (born February 22, 1952) is an American attorney who served as White House Counsel under President Barack Obama.
Early life and education
Born in New York City into a Jewish family, Bauer graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy ...
(1950–2014), who was a German
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
, specialising in rust (
Uredinales) and smut (
Ustilaginomycetes) fungi.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Kálmán Géza Vánky
Kálmán is an ancient Germanic origin Hungarian surname and male given name. Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman. It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman. The Germanic name Coloman has been ...
in Mycotaxon vol.70 on pages 44 and 46 in 1999.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Bauerago abstrusa''
* ''
Bauerago capensis''
* ''
Bauerago cyperi-lucidi''
* ''
Bauerago gardneri''
* ''
Bauerago vuyckii''
Former species;
* ''B. boliviana'' = ''
Kalmanago boliviana''
* ''B. combensis'' = ''
Kalmanago combensis''
* ''B. commelinae'' = ''
Kalmanago commelinae''
* ''B. tinantiae'' = ''
Kalmanago tinantiae''
References
External links
Basidiomycota genera
Microbotryales
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