''Malmeomyces'' 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 ...
within the
Niessliaceae family. This is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus, containing the single species ''Malmeomyces pulchellus'' .
The genus name of ''Malmeomyces'' is in honour of
Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme
Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme (24 October 1864, Stora Malm in Södermanland County – 5 March 1937) was a Swedish botanist.
He studied at Uppsala University, earning his PhD in 1892. From 1895 - 1905, he was a curator at the Swedish Museum ...
(1864-1937), who was a Swedish
botanist
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Karl Starbäck Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
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* Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
in Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. vol.25 (Afd.
3,1):
4, 32 in 1899.
References
External links
*
Malmeomyces' at
Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of M ...
Niessliaceae
Monotypic Sordariomycetes genera
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