Strossmayeria Explained

Strossmayeria is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.^[1] The genus contains 16 species.^[2] The genus was circumscribed by Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg in Oesterr. Bot. Z. vol.31 on page 314 in 1881.

The genus name of Strossmayeria is in honour of Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815–1905), who was an Austrian-Hungarian clergyman. He was Bishop of Đakovo, Croatia.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Strossmayeria alba
• Strossmayeria alnicola
• Strossmayeria atriseda
• Strossmayeria australiensis
• Strossmayeria bakeriana
• Strossmayeria basitricha
• Strossmayeria calamicola
• Strossmayeria confluens
• Strossmayeria dickorfii
• Strossmayeria immarginata
• Strossmayeria introspecta
• Strossmayeria jamaicensis
• Strossmayeria japonica
• Strossmayeria josserandii
• Strossmayeria nigra
• Strossmayeria notabilis
• Strossmayeria ochrospora
• Strossmayeria phaeocarpa
• Strossmayeria sordida
• Strossmayeria sphenospora

Former species;

• S. longispora = Strossmayeria bakeriana
• S. ostoyae = Strossmayeria bakeriana
• S. rackii = Strossmayeria basitricha
• S. viridiatra = Claussenomyces prasinulus, Tympanidaceae

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: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . limited . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 0-85199-826-7. 671.
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 . January 27, 2022.
4. Web site: Strossmayeria - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 9 November 2022.