Lanzia | |
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Lanzia luteovirescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Helotiales |
Family: | Rutstroemiaceae |
Genus: | Lanzia Sacc. |
Type species | |
Lanzia flavorufa (Sacc.) Sacc. |
Lanzia is a genus of fungi within the family Rutstroemiaceae. [1]
The genus name of Lanzia is in honour of Matteo Lanzi (1824-1908), who was an Italian doctor, botanist (Mycology and Algology) and diatom researcher. He worked as a lecturer at the University in Rome. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Bot. Centralbl. vol.18 on pages 218 and 306 in 1884.
The following species are recognised in the genus Lanzia: [3]