Kernia Explained

Kernia is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Kernia is in honour of Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Julius Nieuwland in 1916.

Known species

According to GBIF;^[3]

• Kernia bifurcotricha
• Kernia brachytricha
• Kernia cauquensis
• Kernia columnaris
• Kernia furcotricha
• Kernia geniculotricha
• Kernia hippocrepida
• Kernia irregularis
• Kernia nitida
• Kernia ovata
• Kernia pachypleura
• Kernia peruviana
• Kernia retardata
• Kernia setadisperma

External links

• 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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . 2009-03-18 .
2. 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.
3. Web site: Kernia Nieuwl. . www.gbif.org . 30 April 2022 . en.