Massariovalsa
Genus of fungi
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Massariovalsa is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.[1]
| Massariovalsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Diaporthales |
| Family: | Melanconidaceae |
| Genus: | Massariovalsa Sacc. |
| Type species | |
| Massariovalsa sudans (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. | |
The genus name of Massariovalsa is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Michelia vol.2 on page 569 in 1882.