''Trailia'' 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
Halosphaeriaceae
The Halosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Sordariomycetes class, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. As of 2015, Halosphaeriaceae is the family with the largest number of marine fungi, with 141 species distributed among 59 genera.
Genera
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Georg Kenneth Sutherland in Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. vol.5 (1) on page 149 in 1915 and also New Phytologist vol.14 on page 193 in 1915.
The genus name of ''Trailia'' is in honour of
James William Helenus Trail FRS FLS (1851–1919), who was a Scottish botanist who served as Professor of Botany at
Aberdeen University from 1877 to 1919.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Trailia ascophylli''
Former species;
* ''Trailia buxi'' = ''
Puccinia buxi
''Puccinia'' is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts. The genus contains about 4000 species.
The genus name of ''Puccinia'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italia ...
'',
Pucciniaceae family
* ''Trailia morthieri'' = ''
Puccinia morthieri'', Pucciniaceae
References
External links
*
Trailia' at
Index Fungorum
Microascales
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