| Jahnula | |
|---|---|
| | |
| J. purpurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Jahnulales |
| Family: | Aliquandostipitaceae |
| Genus: | Jahnula Kirschst. (1936) |
| Type species | |
| Jahnula aquatica (Plöttn. & Kirschst.) Kirschst. (1936) | |
Jahnula is a genus of aquatic fungi in the family Aliquandostipitaceae. [1] The genus was first named by Wilhelm Kirschstein in 1936. [2]
The genus name of Jahnula is in honour of Eduard Adolf Wilhelm Jahn (1871–1942), German botanist (Mycology) and teacher in Berlin. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Kirschstein in Ann. Mycol. vol.34 on page 196 in 1936.
There are about 15 species; [4]