Venturiocistella Explained

Venturiocistella is a genus of fungi within the Hyphodiscaceae family.^[1] The genus contained seven species (in 2008).^[2] Then 8 species in 2022.

The genus was circumscribed by Ain Gustavovich Raitviir in Sist. Rasprostranenie Gribov vol.155. 1978 (Acad. Sci. Eston. SSR) based on an earlier description in Syll. Fung. vol.8 on page 388 in 1889 by Pier Andrea Saccardo and Lars Romell (and named Pirottaea venturioides .

The genus name of Venturiocistella is in honour of Carlo Antonio Maria Venturi (1805–1864), who was an Italian mycologist.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Venturiocistella diversipila
• Venturiocistella gaylussaciae
• Venturiocistella heterotricha
• Venturiocistella japonica
• Venturiocistella pini
• Venturiocistella ulicicola
• Venturiocistella uliginosa
• Venturiocistella venturioides

External links

• Venturiocistella 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. 722.
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: Venturiocistella - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 2 December 2022.