Biology:Hesseltinella

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Hesseltinella
Hesseltinella vesiculosa 1.jpg
Hesseltinella vesiculosa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Order: Mucorales
Family: Cunninghamellaceae
Genus: Hesseltinella
H.P.Upadhyay, 1970

Hesseltinella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1]

The genus name of Hesseltinella is in honour of Clifford William Hesseltine (1917–1999), who was an American botanist (Mycology), Microbiologist, from the University of Wisconsin.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Harbansh Prasad Upadhyay in Persoonia vol.6 (issue 1) on pages 111, 116-117 in 1970.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

It has one known species; Hesseltinella vesiculosa H.P.Upadhyay[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hesseltinella H.P.Upadhyay, 1970" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2558221. 
  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 27 January 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10522943 entry