Gustav Heinrich Otth Explained

Gustav Heinrich Otth (2 June 1806, in Bern – 8 November 1874) was a Swiss mycologist and military officer.^[1] He was the brother of naturalist Carl Adolf Otth (1803–1839).^[2]

Known for his taxonomic research, Otth described Pucciniastrum,^[3] a genus of rust fungi within the family Pucciniastraceae.^[4] He was the binomial author of a number of species within the genus Peronospora.^[5]

The fungi genus Otthia (Nitschke ex Fuckel) was named in his honour in 1870.^[6]

Associated publications

• "Ueber die Brand- und Rostpilze: vorgetragen den 23. Februar und 9. März 1861", (1861).
• "Gustav Otth ein bernischer Pilzforscher, 1806-1874", (1908, with E. Fischer).^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/stream/mitteilungender46berngoog/mitteilungender46berngoog_djvu.txt Archive.org
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355944#page/873/mode/1up Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
3. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Link=T&TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=97681&Fields=All Mycobank
4. http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=81312 MycoBank
5. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cgi-bin/nome.pl?organism=11829&glo=eng Cybernome
6. 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.
7. https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Gustav+Otth%22 Google Search