Vestergrenia

{{Short description|Genus of fungi}}

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|taxon = Vestergrenia

|authority = Rehm., 1901

|type_species = Vestergrenia nervisequia

|type_species_authority = Rehm (1901)

|synonyms = {{species list

|Catacaumella |Theissen & H.Sydow, 1915

|Coscinopeltella |Chardón, 1930

|Whetzelia |C.E.Chardon & R.A.Toro, 1934 }}

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Vestergrenia is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Dothideaceae.{{GBIF |id=5261837 |taxon=Vestergrenia |accessdate=3 December 2022}} The type species is Vestergrenia nervisequia.{{cite web |url=https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/field/Mycobank%20%23/5733 |title=Mycobank: Vestergrenia |website=www.mycobank.org|accessdate=3 December 2022}}

The genus was circumscribed by Heinrich Simon Ludwig Friedrich Felix Rehm in Hedwigia vol.40 on page 100 in 1901.

The genus name of Vestergrenia is in honour of Jacob Tycho Conrad Vestergren (1875–1930), who was a Swedish teacher and botanist (Mycology). He taught chemistry und botany at various schools and university institutions in Stockholm.{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen |trans-title=Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2022 | isbn=978-3-946292-41-8 |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2022| s2cid=246307410 }}

Affects

It has been found on the dead stems of Cryptostegia grandiflora in Kannad, India. It causes roundish, dark brown spots about 1mm wide. Scientific Publishers {{google books|Sk1MAAAAYAAJ|Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany: Additional series, Issue 30, 2008|page=47}}

In New Zealand, Vestergrenia leucopogonis {{Au|Hansf. 1957}} was found on Cyathodes fasciculata and Leucopogon fasciculatus.S. R. Pennycook {{google books|kSdBAAAAYAAJ|Plant Diseases Recorded in New Zealand: Part II, Fungal plant diseases, 1989|page=435}}

Distribution

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, for example species Vestergrenia multipunctata {{Au|(G. Winter) Arx & E. Müll. (1954)}} is found in New Zealand,{{cite web |title=Vestergrenia multipunctata (G. Winter) Arx & E. Müll. 1954 - Biota of NZ |url=https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/1cb1ab8d-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c |website=biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz |access-date=3 December 2022}} with Vestergrenia leucopogonis {{Au|Hansf. 1957}}.{{cite web |title=Vestergrenia leucopogonis Hansf. 1957 - Biota of NZ |url=https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/1cb1ab8c-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c |website=biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz |access-date=3 December 2022}} While specimens of Vestergrenia nervisequia {{Au|Rehm}} were found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.{{cite web |title=Type of Vestergrenia nervisequia Rehm [family DOTHIDEACEAE] on JSTOR |url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.s-f10703 |website=plants.jstor.org |access-date=3 December 2022 }} Vestergrenia pandani {{Au|P.B. Chavan & Hosag. (1984)}} has been recorded in India.Alaka Pande {{google books|2xmVDwAAQBAJ|Ascomycetes of Peninsular India (2008)|page=534}}

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;{{cite web |title=Vestergrenia - Search Page |url=http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp?strGenus=Vestergrenia |website=www.speciesfungorum.org |publisher=Species Fungorum |access-date=3 December 2022}}

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