''Wuestneia'' is a
genus of
fungi within the
Melanconidaceae
The ''Melanconidaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
The following is a list of genera within the Melanconidaceae, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. The placement of '' Gibellia'' in t ...
family.
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
Bernhard Auerswald
Bernhard Auerswald (1818–1870) was a German mycologist and professor from Leipzig. He participated as chief correspondent of botany, sending specimens that his colleague Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (29 June 1821, Herwigs ...
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 Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondary Literature).
The genus name of ''Wuestneia'' is in honour of Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei (1810–1858), who was a German teacher and also
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
and
Entomologist
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. He taught Mathematics and Natural Sciences in schools in
Schwerin, Germany.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Wuestneia acericola
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia beltsvillensis
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia campanulata''
* ''
Wuestneia chrysostroma''
* ''
Wuestneia epispora''
* ''
Wuestneia eucalyptorum''
* ''
Wuestneia fusca''
* ''
Wuestneia guajavae''
* ''
Wuestneia karwarrae
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia molokaiensis
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia paucispora
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia punctistoma
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
* ''
Wuestneia tetraspora
''Wuestneia'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald ex Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Arch. Vereins Freunde Naturgesch. Mecklenburg vol,13 on page 177 in 1859 (Secondar ...
''
Former species;
* ''W. aurea'' = ''Wuestneia chrysostroma''
* ''W. compta'' = ''
Cryptosporella compta'',
Gnomoniaceae
Gnomoniaceae is a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales. The family was circumscribed by German botanist Heinrich Georg Winter in 1886.
Genera
As accepted by GBIF:
* '' Alnecium'' (2)
* '' Ambarignomonia'' (2)
* '' Anisogramma'' (6)
* ...
* ''W. farinosa'' = ''
Harknessia farinosa'',
Harknessiaceae
* ''W. hypodermia'' = ''
Cryptosporella hypodermia'', Gnomoniaceae
* ''W. karvarrae'' = ''Wuestneia karwarrae''
* ''W. fibrosa'' = ''
Diaporthe fibrosa''
* ''W. sphinctrina'' = ''
Anthostoma dryophilum'',
Diatrypaceae
The ''Diatrypaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family has 13 genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as wel ...
* ''W. stilbostoma'' = ''
Melanconis stilbostoma
''Melanconis'' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae
The ''Melanconidaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
The following is a list of genera within the Melanconidaceae, according to th ...
'',
Melanconidaceae
The ''Melanconidaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
The following is a list of genera within the Melanconidaceae, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. The placement of '' Gibellia'' in t ...
* ''W. suffusa'' = ''
Cryptosporella suffusa'', Gnomoniaceae
* ''W. tessera'' = ''
Diaporthe tessera''
* ''W. xanthostroma'' = ''Wuestneia chrysostroma''
* ''W. xanthostroma'' var. ''dearnessii'' = ''Wuestneia chrysostroma''
References
External links
*
Wuestneia' at
Index Fungorum
Melanconidaceae
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