''Togninia'' is a

fungus 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 ...

genus and the type genus in the family

Togniniaceae Togniniaceae is family of fungi in the order Togniniales. Genera As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020; * ''Phaeoacremonium'' - 65 sp. Note; Species Fungorum lists 68 species of ''Phaeoacremonium''. Formerly listed ''Conidiotheca tympanoid ...

. It is the

teleomorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...

(the sexual reproductive stage) of ''

Phaeoacremonium ''Phaeoacremonium'' is a fungus genus associated with wilt and decline diseases of woody hosts and human infections. '' Togninia'' is the teleomorph (the sexual reproductive stage) of ''Phaeoacremonium''. Species * ''Phaeoacremonium aleophilu ...

''. The genus name of ''Togninia'' is in honour of Filippo Tognini (1868–1896), who was an Italian

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 ...

(Mycology and Lichenology), who worked in

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and was curator of the botanical garden in Padua.

References

Diaporthales Sordariomycetes genera {{Sordariomycetes-stub