''Berkleasmium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family ''
Dematiaceae
The Dermateaceae is a family of cup fungi in the order Helotiales. Most species in this family are plant pathogens but some are saprobes.
Genera
This is a list of genera in the family, based on the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota.
'' Aivenia'' &mdas ...
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The genus name of ''Berkleasmium'' is in honour of 2 people (Berkley and Lea),
Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803 - 1889), an English
cryptogamist
A cryptogam (scientific name Cryptogamae) is a plant (in the wide sense of the word) or a plant-like organism that reproduces by spores, without flowers or seeds. The name ''Cryptogamae'' () means "hidden reproduction", referring to the fact ...
and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of
plant pathology and also
Thomas Gibson Lea
Thomas Gibson Lea (December 14, 1785 – September 30, 1844) was an American botanist who was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the older brother of the publisher, Isaac Lea and the younger brother of John Lea (1782-1862), who is known for hi ...
(1785–1844), who was an American
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by Johann Baptista Zobel in Icon. (Corda) vol.6 n page 4 in 1854.
Species
* ''
Berkleasmium crunisia''
* ''
Berkleasmium micronesicum''
* ''
Berkleasmium nigroapicale''
* ''
Berkleasmium phyllostachydis''
* ''Berkleasmium sp. BCC 17003''
* ''Berkleasmium sp. BCC 17023''
* ''Berkleasmium sp. BCC 17024''
* ''Berkleasmium sp. Dzf12''
* ''
Berkleasmium typhae''
References
Hypocreales genera
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