''Requienella'' is a genus of
lichenized
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Requienellaceae
The Requienellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pyrenulales
The ''Pyrenulales'' are an order of ascomycetous fungi within the class Eurotiomycetes and within the subphylum Pezizomycotina.
Taxonomy
As of 2022 the order contains one family ...
.
The genus name of ''Requienella'' is in honour of
Esprit Requien
Esprit Requien (6 May 1788, Avignon – 30 May 1851, Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud) was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, paleontology and especially botany.
From the age of 18, he was associated with the bota ...
(1788–1851), who was a French
naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of
conchology
Conchology () is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. It includ ...
,
palaeontology
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
and especially
botany
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.
Biography
Fabre was born on 21 December 1823 in Saint-L ...
in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.6, vol.15 on page 55 in 1883.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
* ''
Requienella fraxini
''Requienella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Requienellaceae.
The genus name of ''Requienella'' is in honour of Esprit Requien (1788–1851), who was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, pa ...
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* ''
Requienella lichenopsis
''Requienella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Requienellaceae.
The genus name of ''Requienella'' is in honour of Esprit Requien (1788–1851), who was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, pa ...
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* ''
Requienella seminuda
''Requienella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Requienellaceae.
The genus name of ''Requienella'' is in honour of Esprit Requien (1788–1851), who was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, pa ...
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Former species; ''Requienella princeps'' now ''
Decaisnella princeps
''Decaisnella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Massariaceae.
The genus name of ''Decaisnella'' is in honour of Joseph Decaisne (1807–1882), who was a French botanist and agronomist.
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Henri Casimir Fabr ...
'' (in the
Massariaceae family)
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References
Pyrenulales
Lichen genera
Eurotiomycetes genera
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