| Georgefischeriaceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
| Order: | Georgefischeriales |
| Family: | Georgefischeriaceae R. Bauer, Begerow & Oberw. |
| Type genus | |
| Georgefischeria Thirum. & Naras.
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| Genera | |
The Georgefischeriaceae are a family of smut fungi in the Basidiomycota, class Exobasidiomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution in both warm temperate areas and Old World tropical regions.[1]
The genus name of Georgefischeria is in honour of George William Fischer (1906 - 1995), an American botanist and phytopathologist, who wrote 'Manual of the North American smut fungi'.[2]
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 133–34. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ 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.