Seaverinia
Genus of fungi
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Seaverinia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Seaverinia geranii.
| Seaverinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Sclerotiniaceae |
| Genus: | Seaverinia Whetzel |
| Type species | |
| Seaverinia geranii (Seaver & W.T. Horne) Whetzel | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sclerotinia geranii Seaver & W.T. Horne, Mem. Torrey bot. Club 17: 205 (1918) | |
The genus was circumscribed by Herbert Hice Whetzel in Mycologia vol.37 (6) on page 703 in 1945.[2]
The genus name of Seaverinia is in honour of Fred Jay Seaver (1877–1970), who was an American mycologist.[3]