''Gaillardiella'' is a
genus of
fungi within the
Bertiaceae
The Bertiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales
The Coronophorales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. According to a 2008 estimate, the order consisted of 4 families, 26 genera, and 87 species. This ...
family.
It has been found 3 times in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
in the early 2000s at elevations 50, 250, and 650 meters.
The genus name of ''Gaillardiella'' is in honour of Albert Gaillard (1858–1903), who was a French
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 ...
.
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
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (2 July 1854 – 30 March 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist.
He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura (department), Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the à ...
in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France Vol.11 on page 226 in 1895.
References
External links
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Sordariomycetes genera
Coronophorales
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