Simonyella Explained

Simonyella is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Roccellaceae.^[1] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Simonyella variegata .^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Julius Steiner in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Nat. Kl. vol.71: I,on page 96 in 1902.

The genus name of Simonyella is in honour of Oscar Simony (1852–1915), who was an Austrian mathematician and mountaineer. He was Professor of Mathematics and Physics in Vienna.^[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. Web site: Species Fungorum - GSD Species . www.speciesfungorum.org . 26 October 2022.
3. 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.