Theissenia Explained

Theissenia is a genus of fungi in the family Graphostromataceae.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by André Maublanc in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.30 on page 51 in 1914.

The genus name of Theissenia is in honour of Ferdinand Theissen (1877–1919), who was a German-Austrian Jesuit priest and mycologist.^[2]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Theissenia cinerea
• Theissenia pyrenocrata

Former species;

• T. eurima = Durotheca eurima, Xylariaceae family
• T. rogersii = Durotheca rogersii, Xylariaceae

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 .
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: Theissenia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 16 November 2022.