''Kernia'' is a genus 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 family
Microascaceae
The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication.
Descripti ...
.
The genus name of ''Kernia'' is in honour of
Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Julius Nieuwland
Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC, (14 February 1878 – 11 June 1936) was a Belgian-born Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and botany at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is known for his contributions to acetylene re ...
in 1916.
Known species
According to
GBIF
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;
* ''Kernia bifurcotricha''
* ''Kernia brachytricha''
* ''Kernia cauquensis''
* ''Kernia columnaris''
* ''Kernia furcotricha''
* ''Kernia geniculotricha''
* ''Kernia hippocrepida''
* ''Kernia irregularis''
* ''Kernia nitida''
* ''Kernia ovata''
* ''Kernia pachypleura''
* ''Kernia peruviana''
* ''Kernia retardata''
* ''Kernia setadisperma''
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Microascales
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