Requienella Explained

Requienella is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Requienellaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Requienella is in honour of Esprit Requien (1788–1851), who was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, palaeontology and especially botany.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.6, vol.15 on page 55 in 1883.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Requienella fraxini
• Requienella lichenopsis
• Requienella seminuda

Former species; Requienella princeps now Decaisnella princeps (in the Massariaceae family)^[3]

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 .
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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Requienella . 27 September 2022.