Jafnea
Genus of fungi
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Jafnea is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Richard P. Korf in 1960.[1]
| Jafnea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Jafnea Korf (1960) |
| Type species | |
| Jafnea fusicarpa (W.R.Gerard) Korf (1960) | |
| Species | |
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Jafnea fusicarpa | |
The genus name of Jafnea is in honour of Johan Axel Frithiof Nannfeldt (1904–1985), who was a Swedish botanist and mycologist.[2]
