Aldona is a genus of fungi in the family Parmulariaceae.[1]

Aldona
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Aldona

Type species
Aldona stella-nigra
Racib.

The genus was circumscribed by Marjan Raciborski in Parasit. Algen Pilze Java's vol.1 on page 19 in 1900.

The genus name of Aldona is in honour of Aldona of Lithuania (c. 1309–1339), who was Queen consort of Poland (1333–1339), and a princess of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. She was the daughter of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.[2]

Species edit

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aldona - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2022.