Erikssonopsis
Genus of fungi
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Erikssonopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Erikssonopsis ericae.
| Erikssonopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Helotiaceae |
| Genus: | Erikssonopsis Höhn. n. illeg. (non Clem.) |
| Type species | |
| Erikssonopsis ericae (Fr.) M. Morelet | |
The genus name of Erikssonopsis is in honour of Birgitta Eriksson (b.1934), a Swedish botanist (Mycology).[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Michel Morelet in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Archéol. Toulon Var Vol.195 on page 7 in 1971.