''Cordana'' is an
ascomycete
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...
fungus genus. In 2020, it was placed within the monotypic family of Cordanaceae, and within the order
Coniochaetales
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.
The genus name of ''Cordana'' is in honour of
August Carl Joseph Corda
August Carl Joseph Corda (1809–1849) was a Czech physician and mycologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name.
Early life and education
Corda was born in Reichenberg (now Liberec), Bohemia on No ...
(1809–1849), who was a
Czech
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physician and
mycologist
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Carl Gottlieb Traugott Preuss Carl may refer to:
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in Linnaea Vol.24 on pages 100 and 129 in 1851.
Species
There are about 24 known species;
* ''
Cordana abramovii''
* ''
Cordana andinopatagonica''
* ''
Cordana aquatica''
* ''
Cordana bambusae''
* ''
Cordana bisbyi''
* ''
Cordana boothii''
* ''
Cordana crassa''
* ''
Cordana ellipsoidea''
* ''
Cordana gilibertiae''
* ''
Cordana inaequalis''
* ''
Cordana indica''
* ''
Cordana lignicola''
* ''
Cordana lithuanica''
* ''
Cordana lushanensis''
* ''
Cordana meilingensis''
* ''
Cordana mercadoana''
* ''
Cordana oblongispora''
* ''
Cordana pauciseptata''
* ''
Cordana semaniae''
* ''
Cordana sinensis''
* ''
Cordana solitaria''
* ''
Cordana terrestris''
* ''
Cordana uniseptata''
* ''
Cordana verruculosa''
Former species;
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* ''C. abramovii'' var. ''seychellensis'' = ''Cordana abramovii''
* ''C. johnstonii'' = '' Neocordana johnstonii'', Pyriculariaceae family
* ''C. miniumbonata'' = '' Pleurophragmium miniumbonatum'', ]Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
* ''C. musae'' = '' Neocordana musae'', Pyriculariaceae
* ''C. parvispora'' = '' Dactylaria parvispora'', Helotiales
Helotiales is an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. The taxonomy within Helotiales has been debated. It has expanded significantly as genomic techniques for taxonomical identification have become more commonly used. ...
order
* ''C. polyseptata'' = '' Brachysporium polyseptatum'', Trichosphaeriaceae
* ''C. triseptata'' = '' Exserticlava triseptata'', Ascomycota
* ''C. vasiformis'' = '' Exserticlava vasiformis'', Ascomycota
* ''C. versicolor'' = '' Neocordana versicolor'', Pyriculariaceae
References
External links
Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Ascomycota enigmatic taxa
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