| 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]