''Strattonia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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within the
Strattoniaceae family.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Raffaele Ciferri
Raffaele Ciferri (30 May 1897, Fermo – 12 February 1964, Pavia) was an Italian botanist, agriculturalist and mycologist.
He studied agricultural sciences at the University of Bologna. From 1925 to 1932, he was based in the Dominican Republic ...
in Sydowia vol.8 on page 245 in 1954.
The genus name of ''Strattonia'' is in honour of Robert Stratton (1883–1961), who was an American
botanist
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and
Mycologist
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, Professor of Botany and Plant pathology at the
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
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and at the
Agricultural Experiment Station
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in
Stillwater.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
* ''
Strattonia borealis''
* ''
Strattonia dissimilis''
* ''
Strattonia grandis''
* ''
Strattonia insignis''
* ''
Strattonia mesopotamica''
* ''
Strattonia oblecythiformis''
* ''
Strattonia petrogale''
* ''
Strattonia tetraspora''
* ''
Strattonia zopfii
''Strattonia'' is a genus of fungi within the Strattoniaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia vol.8 on page 245 in 1954.
The genus name of ''Strattonia'' is in honour of Robert Stratton (1883–1961), who was a ...
''
Former species;
* ''Strattonia carbonaria'' = ''
Jugulospora carbonaria'',
Neoschizotheciaceae
* ''Strattonia karachiensis'' = ''
Lundqvistomyces karachiensis'',
Schizotheciaceae
* ''Strattonia minor'' = ''
Jugulospora minor'', Neoschizotheciaceae
References
External links
*
Strattonia' at
Index Fungorum
Lasiosphaeriaceae
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