''Rosellinula'' is a

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in the class

Dothideomycetes Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1,300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added more orders to the class. Traditionally, most of it ...

. The relationship of this

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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), 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, uncertainty ...

''). The genus was

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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, Sw ...

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

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and

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Species

* '' Rosellinula frustulosae'' * ''

Rosellinula haplospora ''Rosellinula'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was circumscribed by Rolf Santesson in Syst. Ascom. vol.5 (2) on page 311 i ...

'' * ''

Rosellinula kalbii ''Rosellinula'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was circumscribed by Rolf Santesson in Syst. Ascom. vol.5 (2) on page 311 i ...

'' * ''

Rosellinula lopadii ''Rosellinula'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was circumscribed by Rolf Santesson in Syst. Ascom. vol.5 (2) on page 311 i ...

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Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa Dothideomycetes genera Taxa named by Rolf Santesson {{Dothideomycetes-stub

Species

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