Harzia Explained

Harzia is a genus of seed-borne fungus that occurs in the soil.^{[1] [2]} It has been categorized in the Ceratostomataceae family.^[3] The genus Harzia originally contained three accepted species: Harzia acremonioides, Harzia verrucose, and Harzia velatea.^[1] Within the genus Harzia, Harzia acremonioides is one of the most common species that can be found in all climate regions around the world.^[1]

The genus name of Harzia is in honour of Carl Otto Harz (1842-1906), who was a German mycologist, pharmacist and botanist.^[4]

The genus and species Harzia acremonioides, was circumscribed by Julien Noël Costantin in Muced. Simples (Paris) on page 42 in 1888.^[5]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[6]

• Harzia acremonioides
• Harzia africana
• Harzia cameroonensis
• Harzia combreti
• Harzia macrospora
• Harzia metrosideri
• Harzia palmara
• Harzia patula
• Harzia sphaerospora
• Harzia sympodialis
• Harzia tenella
• Harzia velata
• Harzia verrucosa

Growth and morphology

The genus Harzia consists of a hyaline mycelium, a brown thick-walled blastoconidia, and hyaline conidiophores.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Domsch . K.H. . Gams . Walter . Andersen . Traute-Heidi . Compendium of Soil Fungi . 1980 . Academic Press . London, UK . 9780122204029 . 2nd . registration .
2. Groves . J. W. . Notes on Seed-Borne Fungi: Ii. Alternaria . Skolko . A. J. . Canadian Journal of Research . October 1944 . 22c . 5 . 217–234 . 10.1139/cjr44c-018.
3. Web site: Harzia acremonioides . www.uniprot.org.
4. 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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
5. Web site: Species Fungorum - GSD Species . www.speciesfungorum.org . 16 July 2023.
6. Web site: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Harzia . www.speciesfungorum.org . 16 July 2023.