''Erikssonia'' 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 ...

in the family

Phyllachoraceae Phyllachoraceae is a family of sac fungi. Genera As accepted by 2020 Outline (with amount of species per genus); *'' Apiosphaeria'' (8) *'' Ascovaginospora'' (1) *'' Brobdingnagia'' (4) *'' Camarotella'' (8) *'' Coccodiella'' (27) *'' C ...

. The genus name of ''Erikssonia'' is in honour of

Jakob Eriksson Jakob Eriksson (30 September 184826 April 1931) was a Swedish plant pathologist, mycologist and a taxonomist. Eriksson was the first to describe the special forms within morphologically similar species of rust fungi. He has over 400 publications on ...

(1848 – 1931), who was a Swedish plant pathologist, mycologist and a

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. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle. * Circum ...

Albert Julius Otto Penzig Albert Julius Otto Penzig, also referred to as Albertus Giulio Ottone Penzig (15 March 1856, Samitz, Silesia – 6 March 1929, Genoa) was a German mycologist. In 1877 he earned his degree from University of Breslau, afterwards serving as an assi ...

and

Pier Andrea Saccardo Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Province of Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua, Italy, Padua) was an Italian botany, botanist and mycology, mycologist. His multi-volume ''Sylloge Fungorum'' was one of the first attempt ...

in Malpighia Vol.11 on page 526 in 1898.

Distribution

It is only recorded as being found in

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Species

As accepted by

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; *''

Erikssonia carissae ''Erikssonia'' may refer to: * ''Erikssonia'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies * ''Erikssonia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi {{Disambiguation ...

'' *'' Erikssonia melastomacearum'' *'' Erikssonia protii'' *'' Erikssonia pulchella'' *'' Erikssonia spatholobi''

References

External links

Index Fungorum
Sordariomycetes genera Phyllachorales Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Phyllachorales-stub