''Holtermannia'' 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
order Holtermanniales
The Holtermanniales are an order in the fungal class Tremellomycetes. The order contains two genera. Species of '' Holtermannia'' produce groups of horn-like gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood and have associated yeast
Yeasts ar ...
.
Species
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produce groups of horn-like gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood and have associated
yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitut ...
states. The genus is distributed in southeast Asia and Brazil, and contains six species.
The genus name of ''Holtermannia'' is in honour of Carl Holtermann (1866 - 1923) (Norwegian-)German botanist (Mycology) and Professor of Botany at the
University of Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative o ...
.
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 ...
and
Giovanni Battista Traverso
Giovanni Battista Traverso (1878-1959) was a mycologist and plant pathologist on the early 20th-century.
He was born in Pavia, Italy on October 25, 1878 and died on January 22, 1955 (Baldacci, 1959). He was interested in the flora since his earl ...
in Syll. Fung. vol.19 on page 871 in 1910.
Species known
According to
GBIF
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;
* ''Holtermannia coralloides''
* ''Holtermannia corniformis''
* ''Holtermannia damicornis''
* ''Holtermannia pinguis''
* ''Holtermannia prolifera''
* ''Holtermannia pulchella''
References
External links
*
Tremellomycetes
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