''Harzia'' 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 seed-borne

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that occurs in the soil. It has been categorized in the '' Ceratostomataceae'' family. The genus ''Harzia'' contains three accepted species: '' H. acremonioides'', ''H. verrucose Hol-Jech'', and ''H. velatea Hol-Jech''. Within the genus ''Harzia'', ''H. acremonioides'' is one of the most common species that can be found in all climate regions around the world. The genus name of ''Harzia'' is in honour of ''

Carl Otto Harz Carl (or Karl) Otto Harz (28 November 1842 in Gammertingen – 5 December 1906 in Munich) was a German mycologist, pharmacist and botanist. After spending time as an intern in several pharmacies, he studied botany at the University of Berl ...

'' (1842-1906),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 ...

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and

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. The genus was

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Julien Noël Costantin Julien Noël Costantin (16 August 1857 – 17 November 1936) was a French botanist and mycologist who was a native of Paris. He studied at École Normale Supérieure on the Rue d'Ulm. In 1881 he received his license in natural history and two y ...

in Muced. Simples on page 42 in 1888.

Growth and morphology

The genus ''Harzia'' consists of a hyaline mycelium, a brown thick-walled blastoconidia, and hyaline conidiophores.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10518381 Melanosporales Taxa described in 1888 Sordariomycetes genera