''Bionectria'' 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 ...
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 mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the class
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota). It is the second-largest class of Ascomycota, with a worldwide distribution that mostly accommodates terrestrial based taxa, although several can also be found in ...
. The genus was described in 1919 by mycologist
Carlos Luigi Spegazzini
Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, in Spanish Carlos Luis Spegazzini (20 April 1858 – 1 July 1926), was an Italian-born Argentinian botanist and mycologist.
On the 1881/1882 expedition led by Giacomo Bove to explore Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, the ...
to include species of ''
Nectria
''Nectria'' is a genus of Ascomycete fungi. They are most often encountered as saprophytes on decaying wood but some species can also occur as parasites of trees, especially fruit trees (for example apple) and a number of other hardwood trees. ...
'' that grew on living plant material.
Species
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B. apocyni''
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B. aurantia''
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B. aureofulva''
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B. aureofulvella''
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B. byssicola''
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B. capitata''
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B. compactiuscula''
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B. coronata''
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B. epichloe''
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B. gibberosa''
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B. grammicospora''
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B. grammicosporopsis''
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B. impariphialis''
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B. intermedia''
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B. kowhai''
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B. lasiacidis''
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B. levigata''
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B. lucifer''
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B. mellea''
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B. oblongispora''
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B. ochroleuca''
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B. parva''
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B. parviphialis''
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B. pityrodes''
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B. pseudochroleuca''
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B. pseudostriata''
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B. pseudostriatopsis''
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B. ralfsii''
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B. rossmaniae''
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B. samuelsii''
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B. sesquicillii''
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B. setosa''
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B. solani''
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B. sporodochialis''
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B. subquaternata''
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B. tonduzii''
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B. tornata''
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B. truncata''
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B. verrucispora''
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B. vesiculosa''
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B. wenpingii''
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B. zelandiae-novae''
References
Further reading
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Bionectriaceae
Sordariomycetes genera
Taxa named by Carlo Luigi Spegazzini
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