''Kernia'' is a genus of
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
Microascaceae
The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication.
Descriptio ...
.
The genus name of ''Kernia'' is in honour of
Frank Dunn Kern
Frank Dunn Kern (June 29, 1883 – September 28, 1973) was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member at Pennsylvania State University, holding appointments as Head of the Department of Botany and Dean of ...
(1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State becam ...
.
The genus was
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
Julius Nieuwland
Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC, (14 February 1878 – 11 June 1936) was a Belgian-born Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and botany at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is known for his contributions to acetylene ...
in 1916.
Known species
According to
GBIF
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;
* ''Kernia bifurcotricha''
* ''Kernia brachytricha''
* ''Kernia cauquensis''
* ''Kernia columnaris''
* ''Kernia furcotricha''
* ''Kernia geniculotricha''
* ''Kernia hippocrepida''
* ''Kernia irregularis''
* ''Kernia nitida''
* ''Kernia ovata''
* ''Kernia pachypleura''
* ''Kernia peruviana''
* ''Kernia retardata''
* ''Kernia setadisperma''
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Microascales
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