''Nowakowskiella'' is the sole
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
family
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''Nowakowskiellaceae''. The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by German mycologist
Joseph Schröter in 1897, while the family was originally circumscribed by
Frederick Kroeber Sparrow Frederick Kroeber Sparrow (11 May 1903–October 2, 1977) was an American mycology, mycologist. He was known for his research on aquatic fungi, and in particular the genus ''Physoderma'', and he produced a well-received monograph in 1943 titled ''Th ...
in 1942,
and then published
validly in 2009.
The genus name of ''Nowakowskiella'' is in honour of Leon Nowakowski (1847-1918), who was an Polish naturalist and
botanist
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(Algology and Mycology) from
Warsau.
The genus was published in Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Engler & Prantl) vol.1 (Issue1) on pages 77, 82 and 134 in 1897.
Species
As accepted by
GBIF
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