''Circinella'' is a genus of

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

belonging to the family Syncephalastraceae. It was first described by

Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (; 19 April 1839 – 28 April 1914) was a French botanist born in Baillleul in the département of Nord. He was one of the best known French botanists of the latter nineteenth century. Life Van Tieghem's ...

& (Alexandre Alexis) George Le Monnier in 1873. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

. Species: * '' Circinella angarensis'' * '' Circinella chinensis'' * '' Circinella glomerata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10453294 Fungi Taxa described in 1873 Taxa named by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem Fungus genera