The Geminaginaceae are a family of smut fungi in the order Ustilaginomycetes. The family is monotypic, containing the single genus, Geminago, with the single species Geminago nonveilleri.[2] It was originally found on the inflorescence of Triplochiton scleroxylon in Cameroon, Africa.[3] It was published and described as Mycosyrinx nonveilleri by Zambett. & Foko in Revue Mycol., Paris 35(5): 304 in 1971. Before being renamed in 1996 by Vánky & R. Bauer.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Geminaginaceae Vánky |
| Genus: | Geminago Vánky & R. Bauer |
| Species: | G. nonveilleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Geminago nonveilleri (Zambett. & Foko) Vánky & R. Bauer[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Mycosyrinx nonveilleri Zambett. & Foko, Revue Mycol., Paris 35(5): 304 (1971) | |
References
edit- ^ a b (Zambett. & Foko) Vánky & R. Bauer, in Vánky, Mycoscience 37(2): 183 (1996)
- ^ Kirk MP, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi. 10th edition. Wallingford: CABI. p. 275. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Names Record". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 25 September 2023.