Frommeella (''Frommeëlla'') is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rust fungi
Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases.
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are ...
in the family
Phragmidiaceae
The Phragmidiaceae are a family (biology), family of rust (fungus), rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 14 genera and 164 species.
Genera
*''Arthuriomyces''
*''Frommeella''
*''Gerwasia''
*''Gymnoconia''
*''Hamaspora''
*''Joe ...
. The widespread genus contains two
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
[
The genus name of ''Frommeella'' is in honour of ]Fred Denton Fromme
Fred or FRED may refer to:
People
* Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
Mononym
* Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French
* Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Fred ...
(1886–1966), who was an American botanist (Mycology) and Professor of Botany at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
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* Circum ...
by George Baker Cummins
George Baker Cummins (August 29, 1904 – March 30, 2007) was a notable American mycologist and was considered an authority on the rust fungi. At his death he was the last surviving charter member of the Mycological Society of America.
Career
...
and Yasuyuki Hiratsuka
Yasuyuki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yasuyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*靖幸, "peaceful, happiness"
*靖行, "peaceful, to go"
*靖之, "peaceful, of"
...
in Ill. Gen. Rust Fungi, rev. ed., Vol.120 on page 151 in 1983.
References
External links
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Pucciniales
Basidiomycota genera
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