''Scortechinia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
Ascomycota
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, of the family
Nitschkiaceae
The Nitschkiaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales. Species in the family are mostly saprobic on wood, although some grow on lichens.
Genera
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.
The genus was
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle.
* Circum ...
by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Province of Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua, Italy, Padua) was an Italian botany, botanist and mycology, mycologist. His multi-volume ''Sylloge Fungorum'' was one of the first attempt ...
in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti ser.6, vol.3 on page 713 in 1885.
The genus name of ''Scortechinia'' is in honour of
Benedetto Scortechini
Benedetto Scortechini (1845–1886) was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.
Biography
He graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome as a priest and a lawyer. Accompanied by the priest Jerome Davadi (1846–1900) and one ...
(1845–1886), who was an Italian botanist, explorer, and
Roman Catholic
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priest.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
* ''
Scortechinia conferta''
* ''
Scortechinia culcitella''
* ''
Scortechinia diminutispora''
Former species;
* ''Scortechinia acanthostroma'' = ''
Nitschkia acanthostroma'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia chaetomioides'' = ''
Nitschkia chaetomioides'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia euomphala'' = ''
Tympanopsis confertula'',
Scortechiniaceae family
* ''Scortechinia massae'' = ''
Tympanopsis massae'', Scortechiniaceae
* ''Scortechinia uniseriata'' = ''
Nitschkia uniseriata'', Nitschkiaceae
* ''Scortechinia usambarensis'' = ''
Euacanthe usambarensis'', Nitschkiaceae
References
Sordariomycetes genera
Coronophorales
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
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