Erikssonia (fungus)
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| Genus: | Erikssonia Penz. & Sacc.
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Erikssonia is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae.
The genus name of Erikssonia is in honour of Jakob Eriksson (1848 – 1931), who was a Swedish plant pathologist, mycologist and a taxonomist.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Albert Julius Otto Penzig and Pier Andrea Saccardo in Malpighia Vol.11 on page 526 in 1898.
Distribution[edit]
It is only recorded as being found in Central America.[2]
Species[edit]
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]
- Erikssonia carissae Doidge (1948)
- Erikssonia melastomacearum (Racib.) Arx & E. Müll. (1954)
- Erikssonia protii E.K. Cash ex J.A. Stev. (1943)
- Erikssonia pulchella Penz. & Sacc. (1898)
- Erikssonia spatholobi Syd. (1915)
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Erikssonia Penzig & P.A.Saccardo, 1898". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Erikssonia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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