Zoellneria is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Sclerotiniaceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Josef Velenovský in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. on page 298 in 1934.
The genus name of ''Zoellneria'' is in honour of
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834–1882), who was a German
astrophysicist who studied
optical illusion
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s. He was also an early
psychical investigator
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.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Zoellneria acerum
Zoellneria is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Josef Velenovský in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. on page 298 in 1934.
The genus name of ''Zoellneria'' is in honour of Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (18 ...
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* ''
Zoellneria callochaetes
Zoellneria is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Josef Velenovský in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. on page 298 in 1934.
The genus name of ''Zoellneria'' is in honour of Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (18 ...
''
* ''
Zoellneria rosarum
Zoellneria is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.
The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Josef Velenovský in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. on page 298 in 1934.
The genus name of ''Zoellneria'' is in honour of Johann Kar ...
''
Former species;
* ''Z. clelandii'' = ''
Hymenotorrendiella clelandii'',
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
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family
* ''Z. eucalypti'' = ''
Hymenotorrendiella eucalypti'', Helotiaceae
* ''Z. madsenii'' = ''
Hymenotorrendiella madsenii'', Helotiaceae
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Sclerotiniaceae
Taxa named by Josef Velenovský
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