Holmiella is a genus of fungi in the order Patellariales.

Holmiella
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Holmiella

Petrini, Samuels & E. Müll. 1979
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The genus name of Holmiella is in honour of Kerstin Holm (b.1924), a Swedish botanist (Mycology) who was married to architect Lennart Holm (1921 - 2012) and worked at Uppsala University.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Orlando Petrini, Gary Joseph Samuels and Emil Müller in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. vol.89 on page 83 in 1979.

According to the GBIF it has 6 species;[2]

  • Holmiella domackae
  • Holmiella juniperi-semiglobosae Pem, Gafforov, Jeewon & K.D.Hyde
  • Holmiella junipericola Pem, Gafforov, Jeewon & K.D.Hyde
  • Holmiella macrospora (Bonar & E.K.Cash) Kutorga & D.Hawksw.
  • Holmiella sabina (De Not.) Petrini, Samuels & E.Müll.
  • Holmiella taurus

References

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  1. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Holmiella Petrini, Samuels & E.Müll". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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