''Ainsworthia'' 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 ...

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the family

Chaetothyriaceae The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A 2012 molecular analysis of specimens collected from northern Thailand revealed three new species in the family ('' ...

. 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 ...

Augusto Chaves Batista Augusto Chaves Batista (15 June 1916 – 30 November 1967) was a Brazilian mycologist. He published more than 600 research papers, either alone or in collaboration with others. At the time of his death at the age of 51, Batista was the director o ...

and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962. The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of

Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (9 October 1905 in Birmingham – 25 October 1998 in Derby) was a British mycologist and scientific historian. He was the older brother of Ruth Ainsworth. Education and work Ainsworth received his doctorate in ...

(1905–1998), who was a British mycologist and scientific historian.

Species

As accepted by

Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...

; * '' Ainsworthia lecythidacearum'' * '' Ainsworthia oblongotheca'' * ''

Ainsworthia psidii ''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962. The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffre ...

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Ainsworthia roraimensis ''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962. The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffre ...

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Ainsworthia smilacina ''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962. The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffre ...

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Ainsworthia zanthoxyli ''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962. The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoffre ...

'' Former species; * ''A. morindae'' = ''

Phaeosaccardinula morindae ''Phaeosaccardinula'' is a genus of fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushr ...

'', Chaetothyriaceae * ''A. negeriana'' = ''

Teichosporella negeriana ''Teichosporella'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Italian mycologist Pier Andrea Saccardo Pier A ...

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Dothideomycetes Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1,300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added more orders to the class. Traditionally, most of it ...

family * ''A. seaveriana'' = ''

Phaeosaccardinula seaveriana ''Phaeosaccardinula'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A 2012 molecular analysis of specimens co ...

'', Chaetothyriaceae

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q115861347 Chaetothyriales Eurotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1962 Taxa named by Augusto Chaves Batista