Fungalpedia – Note 2238, Kerniomyces

 

Kerniomyces Toro

Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Schizothyriaceae, Mycosphaerellales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Kerniomyces was introduced as a monotypic genus. The species was collected from Costus macrostachys (Costaceae) in Venezuela. Kerniomyces is a poorly known genus that lacks modern taxonomic description and molecular data to clarify its phylogenetic affinities. The type material and protologue of K. costi could not be located. Petrak (1950) accommodated Kerniomyces in Myriangiales. Eriksson & Hawksworth (1985) treated the genus in Schizothyriaceae and this was followed in subsequent studies (Eriksson & Hawksworth 1987, Kirk et al. 2001, 2008, Lumbsch & Huhndorf 2010, Hyde et al. 2013, Wijayawardene et al. 2014b). However, Phookamsak et al. (2016) treated the genus as doubtful, whereas, Wijayawardene et al. (2018) placed the genus in Schizothyriaceae.

Type species: Kerniomyces costi Toro, J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 22: 453 (1939).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Kerniomyces.

 

References

Eriksson OE, Hawksworth DL. 1985 – Outline of the ascomycetes – 1985. Systema Ascomycetum 4, 1–79.

Eriksson OE, Hawksworth DL. 1987 – Notes on ascomycete systematics. Nos 464–551. Systema Ascomycetum 6, 237–258.

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu J-K, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.

Kirk P, Cannon P, Minter D, Stalpers JA. 2008 – Dictionary of the Fungi. 10th edn. CAB International, Wallingford.

Kirk PM, Cannon PF, David JC, Stalpers JA. 2001 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 9th edn. CABI, Wallingford.

Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota 2009. Myconet 14, 1–64.

Petrak F. 1950 – Index of Fungi. 1936–1939. 1–117. UK, Kew; Commonwealth Mycological Institute.

Phookamsak R, Boonmee S, Norphanphoun C, Wanasinghe DN et al. 2016 – Schizothyriaceae. Mycosphere 7, 154–189.

Wijayawardene NN, Crous PW, Kirk PM, Hawksworth DL et al. 2014b – Naming and outline of Dothideomycetes–2014 including proposals for the protection or suppression of generic names. Fungal Diversity 69, 1–55.

 

Entry by

Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand 

Published online 25 March 2026

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