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Rhytisma (fungus)
''Rhytisma'' is a genus of fungi in the Rhytismataceae family commonly known as 'tar spot'. There are about 18 species, which live parasitically in the leaves of deciduous trees. Species *''Rhytisma acerinum'' *''Rhytisma americanum'' *''Rhytisma andromedae'' *''Rhytisma anhuiense'' *''Rhytisma asteris'' *''Rhytisma decolorans'' *''Rhytisma eucalypti'' *''Rhytisma himalense'' *''Rhytisma huangshanense'' *''Rhytisma ilicis-canadensis'' *''Rhytisma ilicis-integrae'' *''Rhytisma ilicis-latifoliae'' *''Rhytisma ilicis-pedunculosae'' *''Rhytisma itatiaiae'' *''Rhytisma lagerstroemiae'' *''Rhytisma panamense'' *''Rhytisma prini'' *''Rhytisma priscum'' *''Rhytisma punctatum'' *''Rhytisma salicinum'' *''Rhytisma ulmi'' *''Rhytisma umbonatum'' *''Rhytisma velatum'' *''Rhytisma vitis'' *''Rhytisma yuexiense'' References Leotiomycetes Leotiomycetes genera Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Taxa described in 1818 {{Leotiomycetes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. He is sometimes called the Mycology, "Linnaeus of Mycology". In his works he described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species, many of which remain authoritative today. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired an extensive knowledge of flowering plants from his father. In 1811 Fries entered Lund University where he studied under Carl Adolph Agardh and Anders Jahan Retzius. He obtained his doctorate in 1814. In the same year he was appointed an associate professorship in botany. Fries edited several exsiccata series, the first starting in 1818 under the title ''Lichenes Sveciae exsiccati, curante Elia Fries'' and the last together with Franz Joseph Lagger under the title ''Hieracia europaea exsiccata''. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
