''Niesslia'' is a

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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

Niessliaceae The Niessliaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the ...

. It was

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by German mycologist

Bernhard Auerswald Bernhard Auerswald (1818–1870) was a German mycologist and professor from Leipzig. He participated as chief correspondent of botany, sending specimens that his colleague Heinrich Moritz Willkomm Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (29 June 1821, Herwigs ...

in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked eye, are found in decaying plant matter and are

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of lichens, other fungi, or

nematode The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...

eggs. They belong to the

ascomycetes Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

and in their teleomorphic (sexual) stage they form distinctive dark brown shiny

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with spines. The fruiting body structures are a flask-shaped type called

perithecia An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are mo ...

where the spores escape through ostioles. The asexual

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stage was given the genus name ''Monocillium'', now considered a

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Species

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accepts 98 species of Niesslia. Many species were formally described as new to science in 2019 after a

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

framework for the genus was proposed based on

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

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Niesslia aemula ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia aeruginosa ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia agavacearum ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia albosubiculosa ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia allantoidea ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia ammophilae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia anacardii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia andicola ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia antarctica'' *'' Niesslia arctiicola'' *''

Niesslia artocarpi ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia aterrima'' *'' Niesslia aurantiaca'' *''

Niesslia bellotae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia brevis ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia bulbillosa'' *''

Niesslia catenata ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia cinctiostiolata ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia cladii'' *'' Niesslia cladoniicola'' *'' Niesslia clarkii'' *''

Niesslia coenogonii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia constricta ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia curvisetosa ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia dimorphospora'' *''

Niesslia echinoides ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia elymi'' *''

Niesslia erysiphoides ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia evae'' *'' Niesslia exigua'' *''

Niesslia exilis ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia exosporioides'' *'' Niesslia fuegiana'' *'' Niesslia fusiformis'' *''

Niesslia gamsii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia globospora'' *'' Niesslia grisescens'' *''

Niesslia hennebertii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia heterophora'' *'' Niesslia horridula'' *''

Niesslia ilicifolia ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia indica ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia kapitiana'' *'' Niesslia keissleri'' *'' Niesslia kununguakii'' *'' Niesslia lampracantha'' *''

Niesslia lanea ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia lanuginosa'' *''

Niesslia leucoula ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia ligustica ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia lobariae'' *''

Niesslia loricata ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia luzulae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia macrospora'' *''

Niesslia microspora ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia minutispora ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia monocilliata ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia mucida'' *''

Niesslia muelleri ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia nobilis'' *''

Niesslia nolinae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia nordinii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia pacifica ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia palmicola'' *'' Niesslia pandani'' *'' Niesslia pandanicola'' *''

Niesslia peltigerae ''Niesslia peltigerae'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Niessliaceae. It was described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologist Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type specimen was collected in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of Glacie ...

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Niesslia peltigericola ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia petrakii ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia philippinensis'' *''

Niesslia physacantha ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia pseudocyphellariae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia pulchriseta ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia puyae'' *''

Niesslia rhizomorpharum ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia robusta ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia rollhansenii'' *''

Niesslia sabalicola ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia schizospora ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia secedens ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia spegazziniana ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia sphaeropedunculata ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia stellenboschiana ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia stictarum ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia striatispora ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia subiculosa ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia subiculosella ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia sukauensis ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia sydowii'' *'' Niesslia tatjanae'' *''

Niesslia tenuis ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia tenuissima'' *''

Niesslia tetrahedrospora ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia tiroliensis'' *''

Niesslia typhae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' *'' Niesslia vaginata'' *''

Niesslia waitemataensis ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia xanthorrhoeae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

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Niesslia yaganae ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

References

Sordariomycetes genera Lichenicolous fungi Niessliaceae Taxa described in 1869 {{Hypocreales-stub