Marcelleina Explained

Marcelleina is a genus of fungi within the Pezizaceae family. The genus was circumscribed in 1967.

The genus name of Marcelleina is in honour of Marcelle Louise Fernande Le Gal (1895-1979), who was a French mycologist and lichenologist.^[1]

Species

According to a standard reference text, Marcelleina is widespread in distribution and contains nine species; two new species were since published in 2010 and 2011.

• Marcelleina atroviolacea
• Marcelleina benkertii
• Marcelleina brevicostatispora
• Marcelleina chopraiana
• Marcelleina donadinii
• Marcelleina georgii
• Marcelleina mediterranea
• Marcelleina parvispora
• Marcelleina persoonii
• Marcelleina pseudoanthracina
• Marcelleina rickii
• Marcelleina tuberculispora

Notes and References

1. 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.