''Gibellia'' 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
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 ...
within the
Melanconidaceae
The ''Melanconidaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
The following is a list of genera within the Melanconidaceae, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. The placement of '' Gibellia'' in t ...
family. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement of this genus within the Melanconidaceae is uncertain.
The genus name of ''Gibellia'' is in honour of
Giuseppe Gibelli
Giuseppe Gibelli (9 February 1831 – 16 September 1898) was an Italian botanist and lichenologist who was a native of Santa Cristina e Bissone.
He originally studied medicine, earning his medical doctorate at the University of Pavia. Later h ...
(1831 – 1898), who was an Italian botanist and lichenologist who was a native of
Santa Cristina e Bissone
Santa Cristina e Bissone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia.
Santa Cristina e Bissone borders the following muni ...
.
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 Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti series 6, Vol.3 onpage 714 in 1885.
References
Melanconidaceae
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