Kernia
Genus of fungi
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Kernia is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae.[1]
| Kernia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Microascales |
| Family: | Microascaceae |
| Genus: | Kernia Nieuwl. |
| Type species | |
| Kernia nitida (Sacc.) Nieuwl. | |
The genus name of Kernia is in honour of Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Julius Nieuwland in 1916.
Known species
- Kernia bifurcotricha A.S.Saxena & Mukerji
- Kernia brachytricha (L.M.Ames) R.K.Benj.
- Kernia cauquensis Calviello
- Kernia columnaris (H.J.Swart) Woudenb. & Samson
- Kernia furcotricha Tandon & Bilgrami
- Kernia geniculotricha Seth
- Kernia hippocrepida Malloch & Cain
- Kernia irregularis Lodha
- Kernia nitida (Sacc.) Nieuwl.
- Kernia ovata (C.Booth) Malloch & Cain
- Kernia pachypleura Malloch & Cain
- Kernia peruviana Udagawa & Furuya
- Kernia retardata Udagawa & T.Muroi
- Kernia setadisperma Locq.-Lin.