''Nannizzia'' is a genus of fungus in the family
Arthrodermataceae
The Arthrodermataceae are a family of fungi containing nine dermatophyte genera — '' Epidermophyton'', '' Microsporum'', '' Nannizzia'', ''Trichophyton
''Trichophyton'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and ...
.
The genus name of ''Nannizzia'' is in honour of Arturo Nannizzi (1877-1961), who was an Italian botanist,
docent
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in Mycology and in 1935 was Director of the
Botanical Garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is ...
in Siena.
The genus was
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* Circum ...
by
Phyllis Margaret Stockdale in Sabouraudia vol.1 on page 45 in 1961.
Species
Species accepted within ''Nannizzia'' include:
* ''
Nannizzia aenigmatica''
* ''
Nannizzia borellii''
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Nannizzia cajetana''
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Nannizzia cookiella''
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Nannizzia corniculata''
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Nannizzia duboisii''
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Nannizzia fulva''
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Nannizzia graeserae''
* ''
Nannizzia grubyi''
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Nannizzia gypsea''
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Nannizzia incurvata''
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Nannizzia nana''
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Nannizzia obtusa''
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Nannizzia ossicola''
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Nannizzia otae''
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Nannizzia persicolor''
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Nannizzia praecox''
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Nannizzia quinckeana''
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Nannizzia racemosa''
References
Further reading
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External links
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Arthrodermataceae
Eurotiomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1961
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