Valetoniella Explained

Valetoniella is a genus of fungi within the Niessliaceae family.^[1] The genus contains three species.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel in Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Abt. vol.1, 118: 1499 in 1909.

The genus name of Valetoniella is in honour of Theodoric Valeton (1855-1929), who was a Dutch botanist who went to Indonesia.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Valetoniella claviornata
• Valetoniella crucipila
• Valetoniella pauciornata

External links

• Valetoniella at 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: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 0-85199-826-7. 719.
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: Valetoniella - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 29 November 2022.