Marcelleina
Genus of fungi
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Marcelleina is a genus of fungi within the Pezizaceae family.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 1967.[2]
| Marcelleina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pezizaceae |
| Genus: | Marcelleina Brumm., Korf & Rifai (1967) |
| Type species | |
| Marcelleina persoonii (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Brumm. (1967) | |
| Species | |
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The genus name of Marcelleina is in honour of Marcelle Louise Fernande Le Gal (1895-1979), who was a French mycologist and lichenologist.[3]
Species
According to a standard reference text, Marcelleina is widespread in distribution and contains nine species;[4] two new species were since published in 2010 and 2011.[5][6]
- Marcelleina atroviolacea
- Marcelleina benkertii
- Marcelleina brevicostatispora
- Marcelleina chopraiana
- Marcelleina donadinii
- Marcelleina georgii
- Marcelleina mediterranea
- Marcelleina parvispora
- Marcelleina persoonii
- Marcelleina pseudoanthracina
- Marcelleina rickii
- Marcelleina tuberculispora
