Jafnea

Jafnea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Jafnea ; Korf (1960)
Type species
	Jafnea fusicarpa; (W.R.Gerard) Korf (1960)
Species
	Jafnea fusicarpa ; Jafnia imaii ; Jafnea semitosta

Last updated April 29, 2025

Jafnea is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Richard P. Korf in 1960.^[1]

The genus name of Jafnea is in honour of Johan Axel Frithiof Nannfeldt (1904–1985), who was a Swedish botanist and mycologist.^[2]

References

↑ Korf R. (1960). "Jafnea, a new genus of the Pezizaceae". Nagaoa. 7: 3–8.
↑ 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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[Korf_1960-1] Korf R. (1960). "Jafnea, a new genus of the Pezizaceae". Nagaoa. 7: 3–8.

[2] 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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