| Peyritschiella | |
|---|---|
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Ascomycota | 
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes | 
| Order: | Laboulbeniales | 
| Family: | Laboulbeniaceae | 
| Genus: |  Peyritschiella  Thaxt.  | 
| Type species | |
| Peyritschiella curvata Thaxt.  | |
Peyritschiella is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae. [1] The genus contain 47 species. [2]
The genus name of Peyritschiella is in honour of Johann Joseph Peyritsch (1835–1889), who was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Völkermarkt. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Roland Thaxter in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. vol.25 on page 8 in 1890.
As accepted by Species Fungorum; [4]