Strattonia
Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Strattonia is a genus of fungi within the Strattoniaceae family.[1]
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Family: | Strattoniaceae |
Genus: | Strattonia Cif. |
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Strattonia tetraspora (R. Stratton) Cif. |
The genus was circumscribed by Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia vol.8 on page 245 in 1954.
The genus name of Strattonia is in honour of Robert Stratton (1883–1961), who was an American botanist and Mycologist, Professor of Botany and Plant pathology at the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Stillwater.[2]
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]
Former species;[3]