''Torrendiella'' is a

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in the family

Sclerotiniaceae The Sclerotiniaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order Helotiales. Many species in this family are plant pathogens. Genera * ''Asterocalyx'' * ''Botryotinia'' * ''Botrytis (fungus), Botrytis'' * ''Ciboria'' * ''Ciborinia'' * ...

. It was

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Jean Louis Émile Boudier Jean Louis Émile Boudier (6 January 1828, in Garnay – 4 February 1920, in Blois) was a pharmacist who lived in Montmorency, France. He published a fair amount about the Discomycetes and other areas of mycology. He often used Émile as h ...

and

John Torrey John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botany, botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focus ...

in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.27 on page 133 in 1911, with '' Torrendiella ciliata'' as the

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. Several species once placed in this genus were transferred to '' Hymenotorrendiella'' in 2014. The genus name of ''Torrendiella'' is in honour of

Camille Torrend Camille Torrend (1875-1961) was a Portuguese clergyman and mycologist. He was active in France, Portugal, Ireland and Brazil. He was a professor of botany and phytopathology at the Imperial Agricultural School of Bahia. Torrend edited the exsiccat ...

(1875-1961), who was a Portuguese clergyman and mycologist. He was active in France, Portugal, Ireland and Brazil. He was also a professor of botany and

phytopathology Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Plant pathology involves the study of pathogen identification, disease ...

at the Imperial Agricultural School of Bahia.

Species

*'' Torrendiella ciliata'' *''

Torrendiella quintocentenaria ''Torrendiella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Jean Louis Émile Boudier and John Torrey in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.27 on page 133 in 1911, with ''Torrendiella ciliata' ...

'' *'' Torrendiella setulata'' Former species; * ''T. andina'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella andina'',

Helotiaceae The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family. A question mark after the genu ...

* ''T. brevisetosa'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella brevisetosa'', Helotiaceae * ''T. cannibalensis'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella cannibalensis'', Helotiaceae * ''T. clelandii'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella clelandii'', Helotiaceae * ''T. dingleyae'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella dingleyae'', Helotiaceae * ''T. eucalypti'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella eucalypti'', Helotiaceae * ''T. grisea'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella grisea'', Helotiaceae * ''T. guangxiensis'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella guangxiensis'', Helotiaceae * ''T. madsenii'' = '' Hymenotorrendiella madsenii'', Helotiaceae

References

Helotiales genera Sclerotiniaceae Taxa named by Jean Louis Émile Boudier Taxa named by John Torrey Taxa described in 1911 {{Leotiomycetes-stub