Kalmusia is a genus of fungi in the family Didymosphaeriaceae.[3] The genus was formerly placed in family Montagnulaceae,[4] before that was dissolved.[3] The widespread, genus was estimated to contain about 12 species in 2008,[5] which has increased to 29 species in 2023.[6]

Kalmusia
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Kalmusia

Niessl (1872)
Type species
Kalmusia ebuli
Niessl (1872)
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The genus name of Kalmusia is in honour of Jakub Kalmus (1834 - 1870), who was a Bohemian doctor and Cryptogam researcher, who was a friend of the plant author.[7]

The genus was circumscribed by Gustav Niessl von Mayendorf in Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn vol.10 on page 204 in 1872.

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[6]

Former species;[6]

References

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  1. ^ Munk A. (1953). "The system of the Pyrenomycetes". Dansk botanisk Arkiv. 15 (2): 74.
  2. ^ "Kalmusia Niessl 1872". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ a b Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  4. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  5. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  6. ^ a b c "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Kalmusia". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.