''Scortechinia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
Ascomycota
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 def ...
, of the family
Nitschkiaceae
The Nitschkiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales. Species in the family are mostly saprobic on wood, although some grow on lichens.
Genera
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua) was an Italian botanist and mycologist.
Life
Saccardo studied at the Lyceum in Venice, and then at the Technical Institute of the University of Padua wher ...
in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti ser.6, vol.3 on page 713 in 1885.
The genus name of ''Scortechinia'' is in honour of
Benedetto Scortechini
Benedetto Scortechini (1845–1886) was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.
Biography
He graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome as a priest and a lawyer. Accompanied by the priest Jerome Davadi (1846–1900) and one ...
(1845–1886), who was an Italian botanist, explorer, and
Roman Catholic
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priest.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
* ''
Scortechinia conferta''
* ''
Scortechinia culcitella''
* ''
Scortechinia diminutispora''
Former species;
* ''Scortechinia acanthostroma'' = ''
Nitschkia acanthostroma'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia chaetomioides'' = ''
Nitschkia chaetomioides'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia euomphala'' = ''
Tympanopsis confertula'',
Scortechiniaceae family
* ''Scortechinia massae'' = ''
Tympanopsis massae'', Scortechiniaceae
* ''Scortechinia uniseriata'' = ''
Nitschkia uniseriata'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia usambarensis'' = ''
Euacanthe usambarensis'', Nitschkiaceae
References
Sordariomycetes genera
Coronophorales
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
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