''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 class

Dothideomycetes Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not par ...

. The relationship of this

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to other taxa within the class 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 ...

''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschstein (1863 - 1946), who was a German schoolteacher 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 ...

. 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 ...

David Leslie Hawksworth David Leslie Hawksworth (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Muse ...

in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. vol.91 on page 182 in 1985.

Species

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Kirschsteiniothelia abietina ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia acerina ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia atkinsonii ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungus, fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Ki ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia dolioloides ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia elaterascus ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia maritima ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia phileura ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia populi ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia proteae ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia recessa ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia reticulata ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia smilacis ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia striatispora ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia thujina ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia umbrinoidea ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

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Kirschsteiniothelia xera ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Kirschste ...

References

Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa Dothideomycetes genera Taxa named by David Leslie Hawksworth {{Dothideomycetes-stub

Species

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