Christian Stenhammar

Christian Stenhammar (1783-1866) was a Swedish naturalist interested in lichens and an entomologist who specialised in Diptera.His collection is held by Uppsala University. He was a clergyman. Works Försök till Gruppering och Revision af de Svenska Ephydrinae af Chr. Stenhammar. Stockholm , P.A. Nordstedt, 1844. online Schedulæ criticæ de lichenibus exsiccatis Sueciæ (1845) (schedae are belonging to the exsiccata series Lichenes Sueciæ exsiccati) Lichenes Sueciæ exsiccati editio altera (åtta delar, 1856-66) (exsiccata). Skandinaviens copromyzinæ (1853) Honours They have been several genera named to honour Christian Stenhammar including; Steenhammera (Boraginaceae), a synonym of Mertensia, Stenhammara (Lichenes), a synonym of Ropalospora lugubris, Stenhammara (Fungi) ,a synonym of Stenhammarella Stenhammarella (Lichen in Lecideaceae family). Steenhamera , Stenhammaria and Stenhammaria (all from the Boraginaceae family) are all listed as 'doubtful' genera as they don't have any species listed.