''Karstenia'' is a

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in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this

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to other taxa within the

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is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any

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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

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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 ''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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 *''

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 {{Leotiomycetes-stub