''Romellina'' is a
monotypic
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,
genus
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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 ...
within the class
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habit ...
. It has only one known species, Romellina variabilis .
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by
Franz Petrak
Franz Petrak (9 October 1886, Mährisch-Weißkirchen – 9 October 1973, Vienna) was an Austrian-Czech mycologist.
From 1906 to 1910, he studied botany at the University of Vienna, where he was a student of Richard Wettstein. In 1913 he obtai ...
in
Sydowia
''Sydowia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Dothioraceae described by Giacomo Bresadola in 1895. The name honours German mycologist, Paul Sydow.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;
* ''Sydowia agharkarii''
* ''Sydowia ceanothi''
* ' ...
vol.9 (1-6) on page 597 in 1955.
[
The genus name of ''Romellina'' is in honour of Lars Romell (1854–1927), who was a Swedish botanist and ]mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as w ...
, he was a teacher in Stockholm, then between 1890 - 1927, he was a patent attorney.
The relationship of this taxon
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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a 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, uncertain ...
'').
References
Sordariomycetes
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