Oberwinkleria

Oberwinkleria is a fungal genus in the family Tilletiaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single rust species Oberwinkleria anulata, found in Venezuela growing on the grass Ortachne erectifolia. The generic name honors German mycologist Franz Oberwinkler.[1]

Oberwinkleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Exobasidiomycetes
Order:
Tilletiales
Family:
Tilletiaceae
Genus:
Oberwinkleria

Vánky & R.Bauer (1995)
Type species
Oberwinkleria anulata
Vánky & C.Vánky (1995)

References
  1. Vánky, K; Bauer, R. (1995). "Oberwinkleria, a new genus of Ustilaginales". Mycotaxon. 53: 361–8.


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