| Massaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Massariaceae |
| Genus: | Massaria De Not. |
| Type species | |
| Massaria inquinans (Tode) De Not. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Massaria is a genus of fungi in the family Massariaceae. [2]
The genus name of Massaria is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Giuseppe De Notaris in Giorn. Bot. Ital. vol.1 (Issue 1) on page 333 in 1844.