Massariovalsa is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family.[1]

Massariovalsa
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Massariovalsa

Sacc.
Type species
Massariovalsa sudans
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.

The genus name of Massariovalsa is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Michelia vol.2 on page 569 in 1882.

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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