Gremmeniella

Gremmeniella
Canker caused by Gremmeniella abietina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Helotiaceae
Genus:	Gremmeniella M. Morelet
Type species
Gremmeniella abietina (Lagerb.) M. Morelet
Species
G. abietina G. laricina

Gremmeniella is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. ^[1] The genus contains at least 3 species. ^[2]

The genus name of Gremmeniella is in honour of J. Gremmen (fl. 1953) a Dutch botaniker (Mycology), plant pathologist, from the Forest Research Station T.N.O. in Wageningen. ^[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Michel Morele in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Archéol. Toulon & Var vol.183 on page 9 in 1969.

Gremmeniella abietina is a plant pathogen that causes scleroderris canker. ^[4]

Species

• Gremmeniella abietina
• Gremmeniella juniperina
• Gremmeniella laricina
• Gremmeniella pinicola
• Gremmeniella baggina

References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p.  293. ISBN   0-85199-826-7.
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.
4. "Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Plant Pest Information - Scleroderris Canker - Gremmeniella abietina". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-16.