''Kirschsteiniothelia'' 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 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
taxon
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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''
incertae sedis'').
The genus name of ''Kirschsteiniothelia'' is in honour of
Wilhelm Kirschstein Wilhelm Kirschstein (2 October 1863 - 1946 in Groß Behnitz bei Nauen) was a German schoolteacher and mycologist.
During his career, he taught classes in Rathenow and Berlin-Pankow.[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
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''
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Kirschsteiniothelia acerina''
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Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops''
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Kirschsteiniothelia atkinsonii''
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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''
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Kirschsteiniothelia maritima''
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Kirschsteiniothelia phileura''
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Kirschsteiniothelia populi''
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Kirschsteiniothelia proteae''
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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''
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Kirschsteiniothelia smilacis''
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Kirschsteiniothelia striatispora''
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Kirschsteiniothelia thujina''
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Kirschsteiniothelia umbrinoidea''
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Kirschsteiniothelia xera''
See also
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List of Dothideomycetes genera ''incertae sedis''
References
Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa
Dothideomycetes genera
Taxa named by David Leslie Hawksworth
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