''Karstenia'' is a
genus of
fungi in the order
Rhytismatales. The relationship of this
taxon to other taxa within the
order
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is unknown (''
incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any
family.
The genus name of ''Karstenia'' is in honour of
Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), who was a Finnish born
mycologist
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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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
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Karstenia clematidis'' (W.Phillips) Sherwood 1980 – Great Britain
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Karstenia corticoides
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (Pat.) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia gregaria
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' Graddon 1986 – Great Britain
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Karstenia idaei
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (Fuckel) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia inconspicua
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' Wilberf. 1999
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Karstenia lonicerae
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (Velen.) Sherwood 1977
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Karstenia macer
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (P.Karst.) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia maydis
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (Rehm) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia rubicola
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (Ellis & Dearn.) Sherwood 1980
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Karstenia sorbina
''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
The genus name of ''Kars ...
'' (P.Karst.) P.Karst. 1885
References
Leotiomycetes genera
Leotiomycetes
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