Erikssonia (fungus)

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Erikssonia is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae, within the order Phyllachorales, class Sordariomycetes, and division Ascomycota. The genus name honors Jakob Eriksson, a Swedish plant pathologist and mycologist, and it was defined by Albert Julius Otto Penzig and Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1898.

The type species is Erikssonia pulchella. Synonyms once used for the genus include Paidania and Rinia.

Distribution: Erikssonia has been recorded only in Central America.

Species (as accepted by Species Fungorum): Erikssonia carissae; Erikssonia melastomacearum; Erikssonia protii; Erikssonia pulchella (type); Erikssonia spatholobi.