''Karschia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the class
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1,300 genera and over 19,000 known species.
Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added more orders to the class.
Traditionally, most of it ...
. The relationship of this
taxon
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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
'').
The genus name of ''Karschia'' is in honour of Anton Ferdinand Franz Karsch (1822-1892), who was a German doctor and botanist. He was in 1852, Professor of Medicine in
Münster
Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed by
Gustav Wilhelm Körber in Parerga Lichenol. on page 459 in 1865.
Species
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Karschia adnata''
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Karschia agapanthi''
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Karschia alpicolae''
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Karschia artemisiae''
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Karschia atherospermae''
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Karschia brachyspora''
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Karschia crassa''
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Karschia crassaria''
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Karschia elaeospora''
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Karschia elasticae''
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Karschia epimyces''
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Karschia fuegiana''
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Karschia globuligera''
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Karschia juniperi''
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Karschia laeta''
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Karschia latypizae''
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Karschia linitaria''
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Karschia microspora''
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Karschia minuta''
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Karschia pertusariae''
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Karschia ricasoliae''
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Karschia santessonii''
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Karschia tjibodensis''
See also
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List of Dothideomycetes genera ''incertae sedis''
References
Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa
Dothideomycetes genera
Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber
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