Kalmusia Explained
Kalmusia is a genus of fungi in the family Didymosphaeriaceae. The genus was formerly placed in family Montagnulaceae, before that was dissolved. The widespread, genus was estimated to contain about 12 species in 2008, which has increased to 29 species in 2023.
The genus name of Kalmusia is in honour of Jakub Kalmus (1834 - 1870), who was a Bohemian doctor and Cryptogam researcher, who was a friend of the plant author.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Gustav Niessl von Mayendorf in Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn vol.10 on page 204 in 1872.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
- Kalmusia actinidiae
- Kalmusia amphiloga
- Kalmusia araucariae
- Kalmusia argentinensis
- Kalmusia aspera
- Kalmusia astronii
- Kalmusia chilensis
- Kalmusia clivensis
- Kalmusia coffeicola
- Kalmusia cordylines
- Kalmusia delognensis
- Kalmusia ebuli
- Kalmusia epimelaena
- Kalmusia erioi
- Kalmusia eucalyptina
- Kalmusia italica
- Kalmusia jasmini
- Kalmusia lactucae
- Kalmusia longispora
- Kalmusia oranensis
- Kalmusia orysopsidis
- Kalmusia philippinarum
- Kalmusia pinicola
- Kalmusia sarothamni
- Kalmusia spartii
- Kalmusia stromatica
- Kalmusia surrecta
- Kalmusia utahensis
- Kalmusia variispora
Former species;[2]
- K. brevispora = Neokalmusia brevispora, Didymosphaeriaceae
- K. coniothyrium = Coniothyrium fuckelii, Coniothyriaceae
- K. ebuli f. sarothamni = Kalmusia ebuli
- K. eutypoides = Eutypa eutypoides, Diatrypaceae
- K. fraxini = Cryptosphaeria eunomia, Diatrypaceae
- K. hemitapha = Clypeosphaeria mamillana, Clypeosphaeriaceae
- K. hypotephra = Clypeosphaeria mamillana, Clypeosphaeriaceae
- K. pulveracea = Cucurbitaria pulveracea, Cucurbitariaceae
- K. rubronotata = Cyclothyriella rubronotata, Cyclothyriellaceae
- K. scabrispora = Neokalmusia scabrispora, Didymosphaeriaceae
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Kalmusia . www.speciesfungorum.org . 4 August 2023.
