Fungi Australian Fungi Name Index (AFNI)

Showing Geeringia
Crossopsoraceae Aime & McTaggart
Geeringia Y.P.Tan & R.G.Shivas , nom. inval., scientific
Tan, Y.P. & Shivas, R.G. (18 June 2024), Index of Australian Fungi 39: 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Text: identifier: IF 902275
  • Comment: Introduced as part of a descriptio generico-specifica but nom. inval. Art. 38.6, due to genus Geeringia not being monotypic at time of publication.
  • Etymology: "Named after Andrew D. W. Geering, former President of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, who first collected this rust fungus [Geeringia margaretiae Y.P.Tan & R.G.Shivas], and many other unusual rust fungi."
AusFungi (2024), AusFungi: - AFL [secondary reference]