Ligniera Explained

Ligniera is a protist genus of the family Plasmodiophoraceae.^[1]

The genus name of Ligniera is in honour of Élie Antoine Octave Lignier (1855–1916), who was a French botanist, known for his work in the field of paleobotany.^[2]

Further reading

• Neuhauser. Sigrid. Kirchmair. Martin. Ligniera junci, a plasmodiophorid re-discovered in roots of Juncus in Austria. Osterreichische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde. 2008. 18. 141–147. 3083720. 1021-2450. 21532975.
• Book: Zealand. The Royal Society of New. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. The Royal Society of New Zealand. en.
• Book: McLaughlin. David J.. Spatafora. Joseph W.. Systematics and Evolution. 2014. Springer. 9783642553189. en.
• Book: Olive. Lindsay. The Mycetozoans. 2012. Elsevier. 9780323156738. en.
• Book: Mehrotra. R. S.. Aneja. K. R.. An Introduction to Mycology. 1990. New Age International. 9788122400892. en.
• Book: Marshall. K.. Advances in Microbial Ecology. 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 9781475706116. en.
• Miller. Charles E.. Martin. Robert W.. Dylewski. Daniel P.. The ultrastructure of plasmodia, sporangia, and cystosori of Ligniera verrucosa (Plasmodiophoromycetes). Canadian Journal of Botany. February 1985. 63. 2. 263–273. 10.1139/b85-030.
• Cook. W.R. Ivimey. The genus Ligniera Maire & Tison. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. December 1926. 11. 3–4. 196–IN3. 10.1016/S0007-1536(26)80004-X.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dick. M. W.. Straminipilous Fungi: Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids and Similar Organisms. 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 9789401597333. en.
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.