''Otthia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
Botryosphaeriaceae
The Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of sac fungi (Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the order Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include not ...
. There are about 76 species.
The genus name of ''Otthia'' is in honour of
Gustav Heinrich Otth Gustav Heinrich Otth (2 June 1806, Bern – 8 November 1874) was a Swiss mycologist and military officer. He was the brother of naturalist Carl Adolf Otth (1803-1839).[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 ...]
and military officer.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Theodor Rudolf Joseph Nitschke ex.
Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel
Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel (3 February 1821 – 8 May 1876) was a German botanist who worked largely on fungi.
He worked as an apothecary from 1836 to 1852, afterwards deriving income from a vineyard he owned in Oestrich im Rheingau.< ...
in Jahrb. Nassauischen Vereins Naturk. vol.23-24 (Symb.Mycol.) on page 169 in 1870.
Species
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Otthia aceris''
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Otthia alnea''
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Otthia alni''
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Otthia ambiens''
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Otthia amelanchieris''
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Otthia amica''
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Otthia artemisiae''
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Otthia bertioides''
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Otthia brunaudiana''
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Otthia buteae''
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Otthia caespitosa''
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Otthia calligoni''
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Otthia cassiae''
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Otthia castilloae''
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Otthia clavata''
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Otthia clematidis''
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Otthia coryli''
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Otthia corylina''
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Otthia deformans''
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Otthia dendrostellerae''
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Otthia deviata''
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Otthia diminuta''
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Otthia distegiae''
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Otthia doberae''
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Otthia dryadis''
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Otthia elaeagni''
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Otthia fendlericola''
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Otthia flacourtiae''
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Otthia fruticola''
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Otthia golovinii''
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Otthia halimodendri''
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Otthia haloxyli''
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Otthia hazslinszkyi''
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Otthia helvetica''
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Otthia hungarica''
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Otthia ilicis''
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Otthia indica''
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Otthia ingae''
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Otthia jacquemontiae''
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Otthia lantanae''
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Otthia lignyodes''
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Otthia lilacis''
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Otthia lisae''
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Otthia lycii''
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Otthia lyciicola''
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Otthia monodiana''
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Otthia nikitinii''
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Otthia ostryogena''
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Otthia panici''
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Otthia pavlovii''
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Otthia populina''
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Otthia pteleae''
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Otthia pulneyensis''
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Otthia pyri''
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Otthia quercicola''
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Otthia rhododendrophila''
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Otthia ribis''
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Otthia rubi''
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Otthia rubicola''
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Otthia selaginellae''
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Otthia shearii''
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Otthia smilacis''
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Otthia spartii''
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Otthia spiraeae''
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Otthia staphyleae''
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Otthia staphylina''
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Otthia symphoricarpi''
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Otthia tamarindi''
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Otthia taxi''
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Otthia uleana''
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Otthia ulmi''
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Otthia urceolata''
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Otthia winteri''
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Otthia wistariae''
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Otthia xylostei''
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Otthia ziziphi-jujubae''
GBIF
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accepted species are one with added authors.
See also
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List of Dothideomycetes genera ''incertae sedis''
References
External links
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Otthia' at
Index Fungorum
Botryosphaeriaceae
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