Klasterskya Explained

Klasterskya is a genus of fungi in the family Ophiostomataceae.^[1]

The genus name of Klasterskya is in honour of Ivan Kláštersky (1901-1979), who was a Czechoslovakian botanist, who was between 1925 - 1955 curator, and Director of the botany department of the National Museum (Prague).^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak in Ann. Mycol. vol.38 on page 227 in 1940.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Klasterskya acuum
• Klasterskya coronata
• Klasterskya crenata

Former species;

• Klasterskya splendens = Subbaromyces splendens, Laboulbeniomycetes, Incertae sedis

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: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Klasterskya . www.speciesfungorum.org . 16 July 2023.