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Hendersonia (fungus)

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Hendersonia
Hendersonia microsticta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Phaeosphaeriaceae
Genus: Hendersonia
Sacc., 1884

Hendersonia is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phaeosphaeriaceae.[1]

The genus name of Hendersonia is in honour of Edward George Henderson (1782–1876), who was an English gardener and botanist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Syll. Fung. vol.3 on page 418 in 1884 and Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vol.6 on page 430 in 1841.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hendersonia Sacc., 1884". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved 27 January 2022.