Lanzia is a genus of fungi within the family Rutstroemiaceae.
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.
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Bot. Centralbl. vol.18 on pages 218 and 306 in 1884.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Lanzia:
Lanzia allantospora Lanzia antarctica Lanzia australis Lanzia blumenaviensis Lanzia cantareirensis Lanzia caryopsicola Lanzia castanopsidis Lanzia coracina Lanzia cuniculi Lanzia eburnea Lanzia equiseti Lanzia fibrilosa Lanzia flavoaurantia Lanzia flavorufa Lanzia glenii Lanzia guangxiensis Lanzia helotioides Lanzia huangshanica Lanzia kosciuszkoensis Lanzia longipes Lanzia luteovirescens Lanzia minuta Lanzia moniliformae Lanzia novae-zelandiae Lanzia ovispora Lanzia parasitica Lanzia pteridiicola Lanzia reticulata Lanzia sinensis Lanzia stellariae Lanzia thindii Lanzia ulmariae Lanzia velutinosa Lanzia viburni
References
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