| Kriegeria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Microbotryomycetes |
| Order: | Kriegeriales |
| Family: | Kriegeriaceae |
| Genus: | Kriegeria Bres. (1891) |
| Type species | |
| Kriegeria eriophori Bres. (1891)
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| Synonyms | |
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Xenogloea Syd. & P. Syd. (1919) nom. illegit. | |
Kriegeria is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. The genus is currently monotypic, containing the single species Kriegeria eriophori. The species is a plant pathogen, parasitic on sedges, and produces auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia and basidiospores that germinate to form a yeast state.