''Peyritschiella'' is a
genus
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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 family
Laboulbeniaceae
The Laboulbeniaceae are a family of fungi in the order Laboulbeniales. Taxa have a widespread distribution, and are parasitic to various orders of insects
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insect ...
. The genus contain 47 species.
The genus name of ''Peyritschiella'' is in honour of
Johann Joseph Peyritsch
Johann Joseph Peyritsch (20 October 1835 – 14 March 1889) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Völkermarkt.
In 1864 he earned his medical doctorate from Vienna, and from 1866 to 1871 was associated with Vienna General Hospital. He lat ...
(1835–1889), who was an Austrian physician and
botanist
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born in
Völkermarkt
Völkermarkt (; sl, Velikovec) is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative capital of Völkermarkt District. It is located within the Drava valley east of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, north ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Roland Thaxter
Roland Thaxter (August 28, 1858 – April 22, 1932) was an American mycologist, plant pathologist, botanist, and entomologist, renowned for his contribution to the insect parasitic fungi—Laboulbeniales. His college education was completed at Har ...
in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. vol.25 on page 8 in 1890.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
*''Peyritschiella amazonica''
*''Peyritschiella angolensis''
*''Peyritschiella anisopleura''
*''Peyritschiella argentinensis''
*''Peyritschiella arimensis''
*''Peyritschiella australiensis''
*''Peyritschiella belonuchi''
*''Peyritschiella bicolor''
*''Peyritschiella bifida''
*''Peyritschiella biformis''
*''Peyritschiella cafiana''
*''Peyritschiella chilensis''
*''Peyritschiella clivinae''
*''Peyritschiella curvata''
*''Peyritschiella dubia''
*''Peyritschiella eulissi''
*''Peyritschiella exilis''
*''Peyritschiella formosana''
*''Peyritschiella fumosa''
*''Peyritschiella furcifera''
*''Peyritschiella geminata''
*''Peyritschiella gracilis''
*''Peyritschiella heinemanniana''
*''Peyritschiella homalotae''
*''Peyritschiella hybrida''
*''Peyritschiella infecta''
*''Peyritschiella insignis''
*''Peyritschiella japonica''
*''Peyritschiella javana''
*''Peyritschiella lampropygi''
*''Peyritschiella lepida''
*''Peyritschiella madagascariensis''
*''Peyritschiella mexicana''
*''Peyritschiella minima''
*''Peyritschiella nigrescens''
*''Peyritschiella okumae''
*''Peyritschiella oxyteli''
*''Peyritschiella pallida''
*''Peyritschiella peruviana''
*''Peyritschiella pretiosa''
*''Peyritschiella princeps''
*''Peyritschiella protea''
*''Peyritschiella quedii''
*''Peyritschiella staphylini''
*''Peyritschiella subinaequilatera''
*''Peyritschiella thyreocephali''
*''Peyritschiella trichodomiae''
*''Peyritschiella vulgata''
*''Peyritschiella xanthopygi''
*''Peyritschiella xyricola''
References
Laboulbeniomycetes
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