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Family of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Georgefischeriaceae are a family of smut fungi in the Basidiomycota, class Exobasidiomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution in both warm temperate areas and Old World tropical regions.[1]
Georgefischeriaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
Order: | Georgefischeriales |
Family: | Georgefischeriaceae R. Bauer, Begerow & Oberw. |
Type genus | |
Georgefischeria Thirum. & Naras. | |
Genera | |
Georgefischeria |
The genus name of Georgefischeria is in honour of George William Fischer (1906 - 1995), an American botanist and phytopathologist, who wrote 'Manual of the North American smut fungi'.[2]
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