''Seynesiella'' 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 ...

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 ...

in the

Microthyriaceae The Microthyriaceae are a family of fungi with an uncertain taxonomic placement in the class Dothideomycetes. List of Genera The following genera are included within the Microthyriaceae, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota there were ...

family. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle. * Circum ...

Gabriel Arnaud Gabriel Arnaud (1882–1957) was a mycologist. Works * Contribution à l'étude des fumagines. G Arnaud, 1910 * Les astérinées. G Arnaud, 1918 * Etude sur les champignons parasites (Parodiellinacees, inclus Erysiphees). G Arnaud, 1921 Refe ...

in Ann. École Natl. Agric. Montpellier ser.2, vol.16 on pages 202-203 in 1918. The genus name of ''Seynesiella'' is in honour of Jules de Seynes (1833–1912), who was a French physician,

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

and

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

, and Professor of Natural history at the Medical faculty within the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

. He previously also was at the

University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera ...

Species

As accepted by

Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...

; *'' Seynesiella exigua'' *'' Seynesiella juniperi'' *'' Seynesiella melaleucae'' *'' Seynesiella sequoiae'' *'' Seynesiella syzygii''

References

External links

Index Fungorum
Microthyriales {{Dothideomycetes-stub