Jahnula
Genus of fungi
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Jahnula is a genus of aquatic fungi in the family Aliquandostipitaceae.[1] The genus was first named by Wilhelm Kirschstein in 1936.[2]
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| Jahnula | |
|---|---|
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| J. purpurea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Jahnulales |
| Family: | Aliquandostipitaceae |
| Genus: | Jahnula Kirschst. (1936) |
| Type species | |
| Jahnula aquatica (Plöttn. & Kirschst.) Kirschst. (1936) | |
The genus name of Jahnula is in honour of Eduard Adolf Wilhelm Jahn (1871–1942), German botanist (Mycology) and teacher in Berlin.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Kirschstein in Ann. Mycol. vol.34 on page 196 in 1936.
Species
There are about 15 species;[4]
- Jahnula apiospora
- Jahnula appendiculata
- Jahnula aquatica
- Jahnula australiensis
- Jahnula bipileata
- Jahnula bipolaris
- Jahnula granulosa
- Jahnula morakotii
- Jahnula poonythii
- Jahnula potamophila
- Jahnula purpurea
- Jahnula rostrata
- Jahnula sangamonensis
- Jahnula seychellensis
- Jahnula siamensis
- Jahnula systyla
