Deightoniella
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| Deightoniella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Magnaporthales |
| Family: | Magnaporthaceae |
| Genus: | Deightoniella S.Hughes |
Deightoniella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Magnaporthaceae.[1]
The species of this genus are found in Europe.[1]
The genus name of Deightoniella is in honour of Frederick Claude Deighton (1903 - 1992), British botanist (mycology) and plant pathologist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Stanley John Hughes in Mycol. Pap. Vol.48 on page 27 in 1952.