Myconeesia
Genus of fungi
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Myconeesia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.[1]
| Myconeesia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Xylariales |
| Family: | Xylariaceae |
| Genus: | Myconeesia Kirschst. |
The genus name of Myconeesia is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), who was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Kirschstein in Ann. Mycol. vol.34 on page 200 in 1936.