Biology:Benjaminiella

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Benjaminiella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mycotyphaceae
Genus: Benjaminiella
Arx, 1981

Benjaminiella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Mucoraceae.[1]

The genus name of Benjaminiella is in honour of Richard Keith Benjamin (1922 - 2002), an American botanist from Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.[2]

Species:[1]

  • Benjaminiella multispora Benny, Samson & M.C.Sriniv.
  • Benjaminiella poitrasii (R.K.Benj.) Arx
  • Benjaminiella youngii P.M.Kirk

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Benjaminiella J.A.von Arx, 1981" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2558459. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

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