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Georgefischeriaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Exobasidiomycetes
Order:	Georgefischeriales
Family:	Georgefischeriaceae R. Bauer, Begerow & Oberw.
Type genus
Georgefischeria Thirum. & Naras.
Genera
Georgefischeria Jamesdicksonia

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.

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'.

References

1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 133–34. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
2. 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.

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