Bauerago Explained

Bauerago is a genus of fungi found in the family Microbotryaceae. It contained 9 species before being reduced to 5 species.

The genus name of Bauerago is in honour of Robert Bauer (1950–2014), who was a German mycologist, specialising in rust (Uredinales) and smut (Ustilaginomycetes) fungi.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Kálmán Géza Vánky in Mycotaxon vol.70 on pages 44 and 46 in 1999.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Bauerago abstrusa
• Bauerago capensis
• Bauerago cyperi-lucidi
• Bauerago gardneri
• Bauerago vuyckii

Former species;^[2]

• B. boliviana = Kalmanago boliviana
• B. combensis = Kalmanago combensis
• B. commelinae = Kalmanago commelinae
• B. tinantiae = Kalmanago tinantiae

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Bauerago - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 29 September 2022.