''Holmiella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the order
Patellariales.
The genus name of ''Holmiella'' is in honour of Kerstin Holm (b.1924), a Swedish botanist (Mycology) who was married to architect Lennart Holm (1921 -
2012) and worked at
Uppsala University
Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
The university rose to significance during ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed by Orlando Petrini, Gary Joseph Samuels and Emil Müller in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. vol.89 on page 83 in 1979.
According to the
GBIF
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it has 6 species;
* ''Holmiella domackae''
* ''Holmiella juniperi-semiglobosae''
* ''Holmiella junipericola''
* ''Holmiella macrospora''
* ''Holmiella sabina''
* ''Holmiella taurus''
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Dothideomycetes enigmatic taxa
Dothideomycetes genera
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