:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''
Rebutia
''Rebutia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family cactus, Cactaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina. They are generally small, colorful cacti, globular in form, which freely produce flowers that are relatively large in relation to the bod ...
''.
''Spegazzinia'' 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
mitosporic Ascomycota
The mitosporic Ascomycota are a heterogeneous group of ascomycotic fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state (anamorph); many of the pathogenic fungi in humans belong to this group.
*''Acremonium''
*'' Acrodontium''
*'' A ...
in the
Apiosporaceae
The Apiosporaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota. It was placed in the order Amphisphaeriales in 2020.
The family was circumscribed in 1998. Species in the family are saprobic, and derive nutrients by decomposing and digesting plant mat ...
family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species.
[ This genus is somewhat related to other lobed or ornamented genera such as '']Candelabrum
A candelabra (plural candelabras) or candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums) is a candle holder with multiple arms.
Although electricity has relegated candleholders to decorative use, interior designers continue to model light fixtures ...
''. No information is available regarding health effects or toxicity. Allergenicity has not been studied. ''Spegazzinia'' is usually identified on spore trap samples where it is seen every few weeks (spores have very distinctive morphology). It may also be found in air by culturable (Andersen) samples if a long enough incubation period
Incubation period (also known as the latent period or latency period) is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. In a typical infectious disease, the i ...
is provided so that sporulation
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
occurs. Laboratories have never found this organism growing on indoor environmental surfaces. Natural habitat includes soil and many kinds of trees
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are u ...
and plants
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
.
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 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 Rev. Mycol. (Toulouse) vol.2 on page 140 in 1880.
The genus name of ''Spegazzinia'' is in honour of Carlo Luigi Spegazzini
Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, in Spanish Carlos Luis Spegazzini (20 April 1858 – 1 July 1926), was an Italian-born Argentinian botanist and mycologist.
On the 1881/1882 expedition led by Giacomo Bove to explore Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, th ...
, (in Spanish Carlos Luis Spegazzini) (1858–1926), who was an Italian-born Argentinian botanist and mycologist.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of Mi ...
;Spegazzinia affinis
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
''
* '' Spegazzinia bromeliacearum''
* '' Spegazzinia camelliae''
* '' Spegazzinia cruciata''
* '' Spegazzinia deightonii''
* '' Spegazzinia flabellata''
* '' Spegazzinia intermedia''
* '' Spegazzinia lobulata''
* '' Spegazzinia neosundara''
* ''Spegazzinia parkeri
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
''
* ''Spegazzinia radermacherae
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
'' {{Au, Jayasiri, E.B.G. Jones & K.D. Hyde (2019)
* ''Spegazzinia subramanianii
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
'' {{Au, Bhat (1994)[
* '']Spegazzinia sundara
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
'' {{Au, Subram. (1956)
* ''Spegazzinia tessarthra
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
'' {{Au, (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. (1886)
* ''Spegazzinia xanthorrhoeae
:''Spegazzinia is also a synonym of the cactus genus ''Rebutia''.
''Spegazzinia'' is a genus of mitosporic Ascomycota in the Apiosporaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains seven species. This genus is somewhat related to other lobed o ...
'' {{Au, Subram. (1988)
Former species;Pleosporomycetidae
Pleosporomycetidae is a subclass of Dothideomycetes consisting of four orders: Pleosporales, Hysteriales, Mytilinidiales, and Jahnulales. One of its defining features is the presence of pseudoparaphyses.Eriksson OE, 1981. The families of bitunic ...
family
* ''S. ornata'' {{Au, Sacc. (1880) = ''Spegazzinia tessarthra''
* ''S. tessarthra'' var. ''deightonii'' {{Au, S. Hughes (1953) = ''Spegazzinia deightonii''
* ''S. trichophila'' {{Au, G.F. Atk. (1897) = '' Isthmospora trichophila'', Microthyriaceae
The Microthyriaceae are a family of fungi with an uncertain taxonomic placement in the class Dothideomycetes.
List of Genera
The following genera are included within the Microthyriaceae, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota there were 4 ...
family
References
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[{{cite journal , author=Bhat DJ. , title=Two undescribed species of conidial fungi from forests of western Ghats in southern India , journal=Indian Journal of Forestry , year=1994 , volume=17 , pages=129–33]
[{{cite book , vauthors=Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA , title=Dictionary of the Fungi , edition=10th , publisher=CABI , location=Wallingford, UK , year=2008 , page=647 , isbn=978-0-85199-826-8]
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Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
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