''Rosellinula'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the class
Dothideomycetes
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. The relationship of this
taxon
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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''
incertae sedis'').
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Rolf Santesson
Rolf Santesson (1916–2013) was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 1992 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology.
Early life and education
Santesson was born in 1916 in Trollhättan, Swe ...
in Syst. Ascom. vol.5 (2) on page 311 in 1986.
The genus name of ''Rosellinula'' is in honour of
Ferdinando Pio Rosellini (1814–1872), who was an Italian
mathematician
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Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
and
botanist
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.
Species
* ''
Rosellinula frustulosae''
* ''
Rosellinula haplospora''
* ''
Rosellinula kalbii''
* ''
Rosellinula lopadii''
See also
*
List of Dothideomycetes genera ''incertae sedis''
References
External links
*
Rosellinula' at
Index Fungorum
Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa
Dothideomycetes genera
Taxa named by Rolf Santesson
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