Frommeella (''Frommeëlla'') 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
rust fungi
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales).
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are currently a ...
in the family
Phragmidiaceae
The Phragmidiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 14 genera and 164 species.
Genera
*'' Arthuriomyces''
*'' Frommeella''
*''Gerwasia''
*'' Gymnoconia''
*'' Hamaspora''
*'' Joerstadia''
*'' Kuehneola''
*' ...
. The widespread genus contains two
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
.
[
The genus name of ''Frommeella'' is in honour of Fred Denton Fromme (1886 - 1966), who was an American botanist (Mycology) and Professor of Botany at
]Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regi ...
.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 po ...
by George Baker Cummins
George Baker Cummins (August 29, 1904 – March 30, 2007) was a notable American mycologist and was considered an authority on the rust fungi. At his death he was the last surviving charter member of the Mycological Society of America.
Career ...
and Yasuyuki Hiratsuka
Yasuyuki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yasuyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*靖幸, "peaceful, happiness"
*靖行, "peaceful, to go"
*靖之, "peaceful, o ...
in Ill. Gen. Rust Fungi, rev. ed., Vol.120 on page 151 in 1983.
References
External links
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Pucciniales
Basidiomycota genera
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