Libertella

Libertella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Diatrypaceae.^[1]

Libertella
Scientific classification
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:

• Libertella nigrificans
• Libertiella curvispora

References

1. Libertella in MycoBank.
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.
3. "Libertella". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 September 2021.