Zoellneria Explained

Zoellneria is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Josef Velenovský in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. on page 298 in 1934.

The genus name of Zoellneria is in honour of Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834–1882), who was a German astrophysicist who studied optical illusions. He was also an early psychical investigator.^[2]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Zoellneria acerum
• Zoellneria callochaetes
• Zoellneria rosarum

Former species;

• Z. clelandii = Hymenotorrendiella clelandii, Helotiaceae family
• Z. eucalypti = Hymenotorrendiella eucalypti, Helotiaceae
• Z. madsenii = Hymenotorrendiella madsenii, Helotiaceae

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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . March 18, 2009 .
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: Zoellneria - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.