Biology:Libertella

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Libertella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales
Family: Diatrypaceae
Genus: Libertella
Desm.

Libertella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Diatrypaceae.[1]

The genus was first described by John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières in 1830,[1] and the genus name of Libertella is in honour of Marie-Anne Libert (1782-1865), who was a Belgian botanist and mycologist. She was one of the first women plant pathologists.[2]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[3] Species:

  • Libertella nigrificans
  • Libertiella curvispora

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Libertella in MycoBank.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 
  3. "Libertella". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2568059. 

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