Libertiella

Libertiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: incertae sedis
Order: incertae sedis
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Libertiella
Speg. & Roum. (1880)
Type species
Libertiella malmedyensis
Speg. & Roum. (1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nicholsoniella O.Kuntze (1891)
  • Shecutia Nieuwland (1916)

Libertiella is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi of uncertain classification in the Ascomycota.[2] The species of this genus are found in Europe.[3]

The genus name Libertiella honours Marie-Anne Libert, (1782-1865), a Belgian botanist and mycologist.[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Carlos Luis Spegazzini and Casimir Roumeguère in Rev. Mycol. (Toulouse) vol.2 on pages 8-9, 14-15 and 97 in 1880.

Species

  • Libertiella fennica Alstrup (1997)
  • Libertiella leprariae Etayo & Diederich (1995)
  • Libertiella lignicola Höhn. (1902)
  • Libertiella malmedyensis Speg. & Roum. (1880)
  • Libertiella obscurior K.Gerber (1931)
  • Libertiella quercicola Woron. (1917)
  • Libertiella xanthoriae Keissl. (1925)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Libertiella Speg. & Roum., in Roumeguère, Rev. Mycol., Toulouse 2(1): 21 (1880)". Species Fungoprum. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Libertiella Speg. & Roum". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Libertiella Speg. & Roum". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ 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 27 January 2022.