Strossmayeria is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] The genus contains 16 species.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg in Oesterr. Bot. Z. vol.31 on page 314 in 1881.

Strossmayeria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Helotiaceae
Genus: Strossmayeria
Schulzer
Type species
Strossmayeria rackii
Schulzer

The genus name of Strossmayeria is in honour of Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815–1905), who was an Austrian-Hungarian clergyman. He was Bishop of Đakovo, Croatia.[3]

Species edit

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

Former species;

  • S. longispora Raitv. (1968) = Strossmayeria bakeriana
  • S. ostoyae Bertault (1970) = Strossmayeria bakeriana
  • S. rackii Schulzer (1881) = Strossmayeria basitricha
  • S. viridiatra (Sacc. & Fautrey) Dennis (1962) = Claussenomyces prasinulus, Tympanidaceae

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.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 671. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  3. ^ 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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Strossmayeria - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 9 November 2022.