''Zwackhiomyces'' 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
lichenicolous fungi
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific to ...
in the family
Xanthopyreniaceae
Xanthopyreniaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Collemopsidiales.
The family was circumscribed by lichenologist Alexander Zahlbruckner
Alexander Zahlbruckner (31 May 1860, Svätý Jur – 1938, Vienna) was an Austrian- H ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Martin Grube and
Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz ...
in 1990, with ''
Zwackhiomyces coepulonus'' assigned as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
.
The genus name of ''Zwackhiomyces'' is in honour of Philipp Franz Wilhelm von Zwackh-Holzhausen (1826–1903), who was a German
botanist
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(Lichenology and Mycology). He was also a Military Officer as well as being a landowner near
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
. He was financially independent and owned large
Herbarium
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The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...
.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Zwackhiomyces aspiciliae''
– Turkey
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Zwackhiomyces berengerianus''
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Zwackhiomyces calcariae''
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Zwackhiomyces calcisedus''
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Zwackhiomyces cervinae''
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Zwackhiomyces coepulonus''
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Zwackhiomyces diederichii''
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Zwackhiomyces dispersus''
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Zwackhiomyces echinulatus''
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Zwackhiomyces heppiae''
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Zwackhiomyces immersae''
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Zwackhiomyces lacustris''
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Zwackhiomyces lecanorae
''Zwackhiomyces'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Martin Grube and Josef Hafellner in 1990, with '' Zwackhiomyces coepulonus'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Zw ...
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Zwackhiomyces lecideae''
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Zwackhiomyces lithoiceae''
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Zwackhiomyces melanohaleae''
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Zwackhiomyces namibiensis''
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Zwackhiomyces parmotrematis''
– Suriname
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Zwackhiomyces peltigerae''
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Zwackhiomyces polischukii''
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Zwackhiomyces rolfii
''Zwackhiomyces'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Martin Grube and Josef Hafellner in 1990, with ''Zwackhiomyces coepulonus'' assigned as the type specie ...
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Zwackhiomyces sipmanii''
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Zwackhiomyces socialis''
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Zwackhiomyces solenopsorae''
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Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides''
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Zwackhiomyces sulcatus''
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Zwackhiomyces turcicus''
References
Xanthopyreniaceae
Taxa named by Josef Hafellner
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa described in 1990
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