Biology:Henningsomyces

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Henningsomyces
Henningsomyces candidus
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Henningsomyces

Kuntze (1898)
Type species
Henningsomyces candidus
(Pers.) Kuntze (1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solenia Pers. (1794)

Henningsomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae.

The genus name of Grovesia is in honour of Paul Christoph Hennings (1841–1908), who was a German mycologist and herbarium curator.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. vol.3 (issue 3) on page 483 in 1898.

Species

As of June 2015, Index Fungorum lists 10 species in Henningsomyces:[3]

  • Henningsomyces candidus
  • Henningsomyces leptus
  • Henningsomyces mutabilis
  • Henningsomyces nigrescens
  • Henningsomyces patinaceus
  • Henningsomyces puber
  • Henningsomyces pulchellus
  • Henningsomyces separatus
  • Henningsomyces subiculatus
  • Henningsomyces tarapotensis

See also

References


Wikidata ☰ Q8010230 entry