Libertella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Xylariales |
Family: | Diatrypaceae |
Genus: |
Libertella Desm. |
Libertella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Diatrypaceae. [1]
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: