Kernia | |
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Genus: | Kernia Nieuwl.
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Kernia nitida (Sacc.) Nieuwl.
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Kernia is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. [1]
The genus name of Kernia is in honour of Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Julius Nieuwland in 1916.
Kernia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Division: | |
Class: | |
Subclass: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Kernia Nieuwl.
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Type species | |
Kernia nitida (Sacc.) Nieuwl.
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Kernia is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. [1]
The genus name of Kernia is in honour of Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), who was an American plant pathologist and university administrator. He was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Julius Nieuwland in 1916.