| Lulworthia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Lulworthiales |
| Family: | Lulworthiaceae |
| Genus: | Lulworthia G.K. Sutherl. |
| Type species | |
| Lulworthia fucicola G.K. Sutherl. | |
Lulworthia is a genus of fungi within the Lulworthiaceae family. [1]
The genus Lulworthia was originally described in 1916 by George Kenneth Sutherland to contain the species Lulworthia fucicola, a fungus found on the seaweed commonly known as the bladder wrack at Lulworth on the coast of Dorset, UK. [2] The fungus has since been collected several times from submerged wood, but never again from the original algal host; it was subsequently reported that specimens found on wood were morphologically different from those originally described growing on algae. [3] Since the original specimens had deteriorated beyond use, a holotype was designated, using submerged-wood specimens found in Chile in 1984. [4]
As accepted by Species Fungorum; [5]
Former species (all are still family Lulworthiaceae); [5]
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