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Resendea

Resendea is a genus of fungi in the Microthyriaceae family; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain.

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Resendea
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Microthyriales
Family: Microthyriaceae
Genus: Resendea
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Type species
Resendea paraguayensis
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Resendea is a genus of fungi in the Microthyriaceae family; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain.1

The genus name of Resendea is in honour of Flávio (Ferreira) Pinto de Resende (1907–1967), who was a Portuguese botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of Lisbon and also director of the University’s Botanical Garden.23

The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista in Brotéria Sér. Ci. Nat. vol.30 (Series 3-4) on page 87 in 1961.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;4

  • Resendea cratevae Bat. (1961)
  • Resendea paraguayensis Bat. (1961)
References

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
  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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Flávio Resende - The Genus Haworthia". www.haworthia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. "Resendea - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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