Petter Adolf Karsten was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology".
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
Durandiella is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. The genus contains 10 species.
Dennisiodiscus is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. The genus contains 10 species.
Sorokinella is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. The genus contains 2 species.
Mobergia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae.
Godroniopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains two species.
Grovesiella is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains three species.
Grovesia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Grovesia pulchella.
Pestalopezia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains three species.
Heyderia is a genus of fungi in the family Hemiphacidiaceae. The genus contains six species.
Petrakiella is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Petrakiella insignis.
Streimannia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Roccellaceae. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Streimannia varieseptata. The genus was circumscribed by Göran Thor in Opera Bot. vol.103 on page 84 in 1990.
Molleriella is a genus of fungi in the family Elsinoaceae.
Palmomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Clypeosphaeriaceae.
Brooksia is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown.
Decaisnella is a genus of fungi in the family Massariaceae.
Jenmania is a genus of fungi within the family Lichinaceae. The genus contains two species.
The Lahmiales are an order of fungi in the Ascomycota, or sac fungi. The order has not been assigned to any class. The taxon is monotypic and contains a single family, the Lahmiaceae, which in turn contains the single genus Lahmia.
Philipp Wilhelm Albrecht Zimmermann was a German botanist. He was a Professor of Botany at several different Universities . He was a botanist and collector of fungi and spermatophytes, who worked in Indonesia and Tanzania from 1902 to 1919. He moved to Indonesia in 1896 and studied applied botany. In 1902 he moved to Africa to join the Amani Research Institute that was established that year. He returned to Germany after World War I in 1920.
