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Otthia
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Otthia

Nitschke ex Fuckel
Type species
Otthia spiraeae
(Fuckel) Fuckel
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Otthia is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae. There are about 76 species.

The genus name of Otthia is in honour of Gustav Heinrich Otth (1806-1874), who was a Swiss mycologist and military officer.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Theodor Rudolf Joseph Nitschke ex. Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in Jahrb. Nassauischen Vereins Naturk. vol.23-24 (Symb.Mycol.) on page 169 in 1870.

Species

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GBIF accepted species are one with added authors.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Otthia Nitschke ex Fuckel". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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