''Cribbea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of secotioid

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

in the family

Physalacriaceae The Physalacriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, ranging from the Arctic, (''Rhizomarasmius''), to the tropics, e.g. ''Gloiocephala'', and from marine sites (''Mycaureola' ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution in southern

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...

areas, and, according to a 2008 estimate, contains four species. A new species, '' Cribbea turbinispora'', was reported from Australia in 2009, and in the same publication, ''C. lamellata'' was synonymized with '' C. gloriosa''. The genus is named after mycologist

Joan Cribb Joan Winifred Cribb (née Herbert; born 1930) is an Australian botanist and mycologist. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of botanists Vera and Desmond Herbert. She graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor o ...

, in recognition of her contribution to fungal taxonomy. Although

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna in 1931 he worked ...

Jorge Eduardo Wright Jorge Eduardo Wright (20 April 1922 – 2005) was an Argentinian mycologist. Born in Buenos Aires, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1949. He was awarded a Latin American Guggenheim Fellowship and studied under Alexander H. Smit ...

and Egon Horak created the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Cribbeaceae to contain the genus in 1963,

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis has shown that the genus belong to the Physalacriaceae, with affinities to the genera '' Xerula'' and ''

Oudemansiella ''Oudemansiella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus contains about 15 species that are widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions. Yang and colleagues revised the genus in a 2009 publication, describing severa ...

''.

References

Physalacriaceae Secotioid fungi Agaricales genera {{Physalacriaceae-stub