Rutstroemia is a genus of fungi in the family Rutstroemiaceae. It was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1871.
The genus name of Rutstroemia is in honour of Carl Birger Rutström (1758âÂÂ1826), who was a Swedish teacher, botanist and mycologist. Between 1794 and 1798, he worked at the Royal Academy of Turku in àbo.
As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Former species;
Note: If no family shown at end of item, assume Rutstroemiaceae