Traversoa 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 ...
of
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
Botryosphaeriaceae
The Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of sac fungi (Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the order Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include not ...
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 ...
by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Province of Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua, Italy, Padua) was an Italian botany, botanist and mycology, mycologist. His multi-volume ''Sylloge Fungorum'' was one of the first attempt ...
,
Hans Sydow
Hans Sydow (29 January 1879 – 6 June 1946) was a German mycologist and the son of mycologist and lichenologist, Paul Sydow (1851–1925).
Career
Hans Sydow worked at the Dresdner Bank in Berlin between 1904 and 1937 rising to divisional mana ...
and
Paul Sydow
Paul Sydow (1 November 1851 in Kallies – 26 February 1925 in Sophienstädt near Ruhlsdorf) was a German mycologist and lichenologist, father of Hans Sydow (1879–1946).
He worked as a schoolmaster in Berlin. With his son, Hans, he authored w ...
in Ann. Mycol. vol.11 on page 317 in 1913.
The genus name of ''Traversoa'' is in honour of
Giovanni Battista Traverso
Giovanni Battista Traverso (1878–1959) was a mycologist and plant pathologist in the early 20th century.
He was born in Pavia, Italy, on October 25, 1878, and died on January 22, 1955 (Baldacci, 1959). He was interested in the flora since his e ...
(1878–1955), who was an Italian
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
plant pathologist
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 ...
.
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 ...
;
* ''
Traversoa dothiorelloides''
Former species;
* ''T. agaves'' = ''
Botryodiplodia agaves'',
Diaporthales
Diaporthales is an order (biology), order of sac fungi.
Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added a number of name families to the order.
Diaporthales includes a number of plant pathogenic fungi, the most notorious of which is ''Cryphonectria parasiti ...
family
* ''T. excipuloides'' = ''
Botryodiplodia excipuloides'', Diaporthales
* ''T. excipuloides'' var. ''distans'' = ''
Botryodiplodia excipuloides'', Diaporthales
* ''T. gallicola'' = ''
Botryodiplodia gallicola'', Diaporthales
References
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Botryosphaeriales