Massaria Explained

Massaria is a genus of fungi in the family Massariaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Massaria is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Giuseppe De Notaris in Giorn. Bot. Ital. vol.1 (Issue 1) on page 333 in 1844.

Known species

As accepted by GBIF;^[3]

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: Massaria De Not., 1844 . www.gbif.org . 21 July 2022 . en.