Hugo Zukal (1845–1900) was an Austrian
lichenologist and
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 ...
. Born in Troppau (now
Opava
Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava (river), Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a histori ...
in the
Czech Republic), he graduated from high school there in 1859, and was afterwards employed as a botanist until 1864. From 1864 until 1872, he served in the
Kaiserlich-Königlich army. After this, he attended the teacher training college in Trautenau (now
Trutnov), and became a teacher in
Freudental
Freudental is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Freudental was first mentioned in 1304 in the stock records of the hospital in Esslingen. Similar to Besigheim and Löchgau it belonged to the ...
and
Vienna. He has been credited for having introduced the term in an 1895 publication to refer to a microscopic arrangement of fungal tissue characteristic of the in the lichen genus ''
Roccella''.
In 1898 he became a professor of
phytopathology
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
at the
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. He died in Vienna in 1900.
Several
taxa have been
named to honour Zukal. These include the genera ''
Zukalia'' , ''
Zukalina'' , and the species ''
Ascophanus zukalii'' , ''
Cryptocoryne zukalii
''Cryptocoryne'' is a genus of aquatic plants from the family Araceae. The genus is naturally distributed in tropical regions of India, Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
The typical habitats of ''Cryptocoryne'' are mostly streams and rivers with ...
'' , ''
Gloeopeziza zukalii
''Gloeopeziza'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera ...
'' , ''
Humaria zukalii
''Humaria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus is widespread in northern temperate areas, and contains 16 species. The genus was circumscribed by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.
Species
*''Humaria aurantia ...
'' , ''
Leucoloma zukalii'' , ''
Penicillium zukalii
''Penicillium'' () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.
Some members of the genus produce pen ...
'' , and ''
Thelebolus zukalii
''Thelebolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Thelebolaceae family. Often considered related to Pezizales, 18S phylogenies show Thelebolales are a sister group to Pseudeurotiaceae and Leotiales. ITS is an adequate DNA barcode but there are only six ...
'' .
Selected publications
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See also
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:Taxa named by Hugo Zukal
References
1845 births
1900 deaths
Austrian lichenologists
Austrian mycologists
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
People from Opava
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