''Onnia'' 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 family
Hymenochaetaceae
The ''Hymenochaetaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also esc ...
. The widely distributed genus contains five species.
The genus name of ''Onnia'' is in honour of Onni Alexander Karsten (1868-1958), who was a Finnish gardener, who worked at the Mustiala Agriculture Institute in
Tampere
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.
Onni Alexander Karsten was also the son of Petter Adolf Karsten and the genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Petter Adolf Karsten
Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology".
Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, st ...
in Bidrag Kännedom Finlands Natur Folk vol.48 on pages 326 - 376 in 1889.
Species list
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Onnia circinata''
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Onnia incisa
''Onnia'' may refer to:
* ''Onnia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae
* ''Onnia'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobite in the family Trinucleidae from the late Ordovician of Africa, Europe, North America and South Americ ...
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Onnia musashiensis
''Onnia'' may refer to:
* ''Onnia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae
* ''Onnia'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobite in the family Trinucleidae from the late Ordovician of Africa, Europe, North America and South Americ ...
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Onnia orientalis
''Onnia'' may refer to:
* ''Onnia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae
* ''Onnia'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobite in the family Trinucleidae from the late Ordovician of Africa, Europe, North America and South Americ ...
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Onnia scaura
''Onnia'' may refer to:
* ''Onnia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae
* ''Onnia'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobite in the family Trinucleidae from the late Ordovician of Africa, Europe, North America and South Americ ...
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Onnia tomentosa''
References
External links
Hymenochaetaceae
Agaricomycetes genera
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