''Kalmusia'' 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

Didymosphaeriaceae The Didymosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was erected by Anders Munk in 1953. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are saprobic in both woody and herbaceous plants. Some species are parasitic on ot ...

. The genus was formerly placed in family Montagnulaceae, before that was dissolved. The widespread, genus was estimated to contain about 12 species in 2008, which has increased to 29 species in 2023. The genus name of ''Kalmusia'' is in honour of Jakub Kalmus (1834 - 1870), who was a Bohemian doctor and

Cryptogam A cryptogam (scientific name ''Cryptogamae'') is a plant, in the broad sense of the word, or a plant-like organism that share similar characteristics, such as being multicellular, photosynthetic, and primarily immobile, that reproduces via sp ...

researcher, who was a friend of the plant author. The genus was

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by Gustav Niessl von Mayendorf in Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn vol.10 on page 204 in 1872.

Species

As accepted by

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; *'' Kalmusia actinidiae'' *'' Kalmusia amphiloga'' *'' Kalmusia araucariae'' *'' Kalmusia argentinensis'' *'' Kalmusia aspera'' *'' Kalmusia astronii'' *'' Kalmusia chilensis'' *'' Kalmusia clivensis'' *'' Kalmusia coffeicola'' *'' Kalmusia cordylines'' *'' Kalmusia delognensis'' *'' Kalmusia ebuli'' *'' Kalmusia epimelaena'' *'' Kalmusia erioi'' *'' Kalmusia eucalyptina'' *'' Kalmusia italica'' *'' Kalmusia jasmini'' *'' Kalmusia lactucae'' *'' Kalmusia longispora'' *'' Kalmusia oranensis'' *'' Kalmusia orysopsidis'' *'' Kalmusia philippinarum'' *'' Kalmusia pinicola'' *'' Kalmusia sarothamni'' *'' Kalmusia spartii'' *'' Kalmusia stromatica'' *'' Kalmusia surrecta'' *'' Kalmusia utahensis'' *'' Kalmusia variispora'' Former species; * ''K. brevispora'' = '' Neokalmusia brevispora'', Didymosphaeriaceae * ''K. coniothyrium'' = ''

Coniothyrium fuckelii ''Coniothyrium fuckelii'' is a fungal plant pathogen, causing stem canker, and that has also been known to cause infections in immunocompromised humans. Two diseases most commonly associated with garden rose dieback are grey mould (''Botrytis ci ...

'',

Coniothyriaceae Coniothyriaceae is a family of ascomycetous marine-based fungi within the order of Pleosporales in the subclass Pleosporomycetidae and within the class Dothideomycetes. They are pathogenic (Necrotrophic (feeding on the dead tissues of plants they ...

* ''K. ebuli'' f. ''sarothamni'' = ''Kalmusia ebuli'' * ''K. eutypoides'' = '' Eutypa eutypoides'',

Diatrypaceae The ''Diatrypaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family has 13 genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of l ...

* ''K. fraxini'' = '' Cryptosphaeria eunomia'', Diatrypaceae * ''K. hemitapha'' = '' Clypeosphaeria mamillana'',

Clypeosphaeriaceae The Clypeosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales. Genera As accepted by GBIF The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity avail ...

* ''K. hypotephra'' = '' Clypeosphaeria mamillana'', Clypeosphaeriaceae * ''K. pulveracea'' = '' Cucurbitaria pulveracea'', Cucurbitariaceae * ''K. rubronotata'' = '' Cyclothyriella rubronotata'', Cyclothyriellaceae * ''K. scabrispora'' = '' Neokalmusia scabrispora'', Didymosphaeriaceae

References

Pleosporales Dothideomycetes genera Taxa described in 1872 {{Pleosporales stub