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IRMNG name detailsSclerotites Meschinelli in Saccardo, 1892 †
11966627 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11966627)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym
Genus
Sclerotites E. Jeffrey & Chrysler, 1906 † · unaccepted (listed in Dictionary of the Fungi...)
listed in Dictionary of the Fungi as a new genus, apparent in error
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Described as fossil fungus, although name preoccupied by other supposed fossil fungal remains viz. Sclerotites Geinitz,...
Taxonomic remark Described as fossil fungus, although name preoccupied by other supposed fossil fungal remains viz. Sclerotites Geinitz, 1842 and Sclerotites A. Massalongo, 1858. Krassilov & Rasnitsyn, 2008 state: (p. 39) "Taxonomic status of the derived fossil genera Sphaerites Unger, 1950 and Sclerotites Meschinelli, 1892, remains uncertain. Though intended for fossil fungi, they might have been the first generic names of fossil leaf galls." Knowlton, 1919 lists 2 named and 1 unnamed North American species assigned to this genus instance, including Jeffrey & Chrysler's S. brandonianus (1906). [details]
IRMNG (2026). Sclerotites Meschinelli in Saccardo, 1892 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11966627 on 2026-06-09
Date action by
basis of record
Andrews, H. N. (1970). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1965. Geological Survey Bulletin 1300. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 354 pp. [details]
additional source Knowlton, F. H. (1919). A catalogue of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic plants of North America. U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 696 , 815 pp. , available online at https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=7KYPAAAAIAAJ [details] verified source for family Krassilov, V.; Rasnitsyn, A. (2008). Plant-arthropod interactions in the early angiosperm history: evidence from the Cretaceous of Israel. Pensoft Publishers & Brill, Sofia & Leiden. 222pp. ISBN 978-90-04-17071-1., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004170711.1-229 note: as probable arthropod-produced gall, refer note [details] name verified source Andrews, H. N. (1970). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1965. Geological Survey Bulletin 1300. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 354 pp. [details] extant flag source Andrews, H. N. (1970). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1965. Geological Survey Bulletin 1300. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 354 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Described as fossil fungus, although name preoccupied by other supposed fossil fungal remains viz. Sclerotites Geinitz, 1842 and Sclerotites A. Massalongo, 1858. Krassilov & Rasnitsyn, 2008 state: (p. 39) "Taxonomic status of the derived fossil genera Sphaerites Unger, 1950 and Sclerotites Meschinelli, 1892, remains uncertain. Though intended for fossil fungi, they might have been the first generic names of fossil leaf galls." Knowlton, 1919 lists 2 named and 1 unnamed North American species assigned to this genus instance, including Jeffrey & Chrysler's S. brandonianus (1906). [details]
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