''Karstenia'' 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
Rhytismatales
The Rhytismatales are an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the phylum Ascomycota.
Genera ''incertae sedis''
The following genera within the Rhytismatales have not been placed with any certainty into a family (''incertae sedis
' ( ...
. The relationship of this
taxon
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to other taxa within the
order is unknown (''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any
family
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.
The genus name of ''Karstenia'' is in honour of
Petter Adolf Karsten
Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology".
Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, st ...
(1834–1917), who was a Finnish born
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
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Not every polyg ...
by
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.
Career
Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö.
He acquired ...
in Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. vol.2 (issue 6) on page 166 in 1885.
Species
*''
Karstenia clematidis
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order (biology), order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family (biology), ...
'' (W.Phillips) Sherwood 1980 – Great Britain
*''
Karstenia corticoides'' (Pat.) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia gregaria'' Graddon 1986 – Great Britain
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Karstenia idaei'' (Fuckel) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia inconspicua'' Wilberf. 1999
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Karstenia lonicerae'' (Velen.) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia macer'' (P.Karst.) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia maydis'' (Rehm) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia rubicola'' (Ellis & Dearn.) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia sorbina'' (P.Karst.) P.Karst. 1885
References
Leotiomycetes genera
Leotiomycetes
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