Libertella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Diatrypaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Xylariales |
| Family: | Diatrypaceae |
| Genus: | Libertella Desm. |
The genus was first described by John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières in 1830,[1] and the genus name of Libertella is in honour of Marie-Anne Libert (1782-1865), who was a Belgian botanist and mycologist. She was one of the first women plant pathologists.[2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[3] Species:
References
edit- ^ a b Libertella in MycoBank.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Libertella". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 September 2021.