Siemaszkoa Explained

Siemaszkoa is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae.^[1] The genus contain 7 species.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Isabelle Irene Tavares and Tomasz Majewski in Mycotaxon vol.3 (2) on page 202 in 1976.

The genus name of Siemaszkoa is in honour of Janina Siemaszko (1895–1968), who was a Polish botanist and mycologist, was also interested in Virology and Entomology.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Siemaszkoa annae
• Siemaszkoa fennica
• Siemaszkoa flexa
• Siemaszkoa ptenidii
• Siemaszkoa pusillima
• Siemaszkoa ramificans
• Siemaszkoa valida

External links

• Siemaszkoa at Index Fungorum

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota  - 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1 - 58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA .
2. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 0-85199-826-7. 635.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
4. Web site: Siemaszkoa - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 26 October 2022.