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Henningsia

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Henningsia
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Henningsia

A.Møller (1895)
Type species
Henningsia geminella
A.Möller (1895)
Species

H. ater
H. brasiliensis
H. caespitosa
H. galapagensis
H. macrospora

Henningsia is a fungal genus in the family Meripilaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 1895 by Alfred Möller with Henningsia geminella as the type;[2] this species is now known as H. brasiliensis.[3] The generic name honours German mycologist Paul Christoph Hennings.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Henningsia A. Møller 1895". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. ^ Möller A. (1895). "Protobasidiomyceten". Botanische Mittheilungen aus den Tropen (in German). 8: 44.
  3. ^ "Henningsia geminella Möller". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  4. ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.