Biology:Michenera

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Michenera
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Michenera

Berk. & M.A. Curtis
Type species
Michenera artocreas
Berk. & M.A. Curtis
Species

M. artocreas
M. poroniaeformis
M. rompelii
M. incrustat[1]

Michenera is a genus of fungi in the family Corticiaceae.[2] The genus contains four species found in pantropical regions.[3]

The genus name of Michenera is in honour of Ezra Michener (1794-1887), who was an American teacher, botanist (Mycology and Lichenology).[4]

References

  1. Liu, Shi-Liang; Nakasone, Karen K.; He, Shuang-Hui (2019). "Michenera incrustata sp. nov. (Peniophoraceae, Russulales) from southern China" (in en). Nova Hedwigia 108 (1): 197–206. doi:10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2018/0500. https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/57930. 
  2. "Michenera Berkeley & M.A.Curtis, 1868" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2553177. 
  3. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk. 
  4. 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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2592083 entry