''Lulworthia'' 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 ...
of
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 ...
within the
Lulworthiaceae family.
History and taxonomy
The genus ''Lulworthia'' was originally described in 1916 by
George Kenneth Sutherland to contain the species ''Lulworthia fucicola'', a fungus found on the seaweed commonly known as the
bladder wrack at
Lulworth
Lulworth is the popular name for an area on the coast of Dorset, South West England notable for its castle and cove. However, there is no actual place or feature called simply "Lulworth", the villages are East and West Lulworth and the coastal f ...
on the coast of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, UK. The fungus has since been collected several times from submerged wood, but never again from the original algal host; it was subsequently reported that specimens found on wood were morphologically different from those originally described growing on algae.
Since the original specimens had deteriorated beyond use, a
holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ...
was designated, using submerged-wood specimens found in Chile in 1984.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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Lulworthia atlantica''
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Lulworthia attenuata''
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Lulworthia bulgariae''
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Lulworthia calcicola''
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Lulworthia conica''
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Lulworthia curalii''
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Lulworthia cylindrica''
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Lulworthia floridana''
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Lulworthia fucicola''
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Lulworthia halima''
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Lulworthia kniepii''
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Lulworthia lindroidea''
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Lulworthia longirostris''
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Lulworthia longispora''
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Lulworthia maritima''
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Lulworthia medusa''
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Lulworthia opaca''
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Lulworthia purpurea''
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Lulworthia rotunda''
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Lulworthia rufa''
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Lulworthia salina''
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Lulworthia submersa''
Former species (all are still family Lulworthiaceae);
[
*''L. crassa'' = '' Kohlmeyeriella crassa''
*''L. grandispora'' = '' Sammeyersia grandispora''
*''L. grandispora'' var. ''apiculata'' = ''Lulworthia medusa''
*''L. kniepii'' var. ''curalii'' = ''Lulworthia curalii''
*''L. lignoarenaria'' = '' Lulwoidea lignoarenaria''
*''L. medusa'' var. ''apiculata'' = ''Lulworthia medusa''
*''L. medusa'' var. ''biscaynia'' = ''Lulworthia medusa''
*''L. medusa'' var. ''fucicola'' = ''Lulworthia fucicola''
*''L. medusa'' var. ''halima'' = ''Lulworthia halima''
*''L. purpureus'' = ''Lulworthia purpurea''
*''L. rufus'' = ''Lulworthia rufa''
*''L. uniseptata'' = '' Lulwoana uniseptata''
]
References
External links
*
Lulworthia
' at Index Fungorum
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Sordariomycetes genera
Lulworthiales
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