Reimnitzia

Reimnitzia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Thelotremataceae.[2] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Reimnitzia santensis.

Reimnitzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Ostropales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Reimnitzia
Kalb (2001)
Type species
Reimnitzia santensis
(Tuck.) Kalb (2001)
Synonyms[1]
  • Thelotrema santense Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 5: 406 (1862)
  • Leptotrema santense (Tuck.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 2: 639 (1923)
  • Thelotrema heterosporum C. Knight, in Bailey, Syn. Queensl. Fl. 1(Suppl.): 72 (1886)
  • Leptotrema heterosporum (C. Knight) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 2: 635 (1923)
  • Leptotrema mastoideum Müll. Arg., Flora, Regensburg 70: 400 (1887)

The genus name of Reimnitzia is in honour of Christine Reimnitz (b.1956), the German-Australian wife of Michael Reimnitz (b.1943) a German-Australian, both were long-time friends of the author, Kalb.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Klaus Kalb in Mycotaxon vol.79 on page 325 in 2001.

References

  1. "Reimnitzia santensis (Tuck.) Kalb, Mycotaxon 79: 325 (2001) - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
  3. 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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