Editorial comment:
Named after Paul M. Kirk, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to fungal nomenclature and taxonomy, particularly his dedicated curation of Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum over many decades

Typification Details:
Holotype IRAN 17886F

Host-Substratum/Locality:
On leaves of Hesperis hyrcana: Iran

Position in classification:
Ramularia, Mycosphaerellaceae, Mycosphaerellales, Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi

Current name:
Ramularia kirkii Bakhshi, Index of Australian Fungi 65: 1 (2026)

Index Fungorum LSID: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:904316