''Molleriella'' is a genus 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 fr ...
in the family
Elsinoaceae
Elsinoaceae is a family of sac fungi, widely distributed in the tropics. A poorly known family, it includes some species that been identified as economically significant plant pathogens, in particular of citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flo ...
.
The genus name of ''Molleriella'' is in honour of Adolfo Frederico Möller (1842-1920), who was a Portuguese botanist, who was a gardener and then Inspector of the Botanical Garden in
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest cit ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed by
Heinrich Georg Winter in Bol. Soc. Brot. vol.4 on page 199 in 1886.
References
Myriangiales
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