''Ferrarisia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Parmulariaceae
The Parmulariaceae are a family of fungi with an uncertain taxonomic placement in the class Dothideomycetes.
Genera
According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the following 34 genera are within the Parmulariaceae; the placement of '' Hemigr ...
.
The genus name of ''Ferrarisia'' is in honour of Teodoro Ferraris (1874 - 1943), who was an Italian botanist, Professor of Botany and Plantpathologist in
Alba
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in 1909.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua) was an Italian botanist and mycologist.
Life
Saccardo studied at the Lyceum in Venice, and then at the Technical Institute of the University of Padua wher ...
in Atti Accad. Veneto-Trent. series 3, Vol.10 on page 61 in 1919.
Species
*''Ferrarisia apiahyna''
*''Ferrarisia capparis''
*''Ferrarisia eugeniae''
*''Ferrarisia ipomoeae''
*''Ferrarisia jasmini''
*''Ferrarisia litseae''
*''Ferrarisia pamellisiae''
*''Ferrarisia pavettae''
*''Ferrarisia philippina''
*''Ferrarisia quercina''
References
External links
*
Ferrarisia' at
Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of M ...
Parmulariaceae
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