Baisuzhenia humphreyi

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Baisuzhenia humphreyi
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B. humphreyi
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Baisuzhenia humphreyi
(Burt) H. Qu, Z.W. Ge, Zhu L. Yang & Redhead


Baisuzhenia humphreyi, sometimes known as the ghost funnel, [2] is the only species of mushroom in the genus Baisuzhenia . [3]

The species was named after Clarence John Humphrey [4] , an American forest pathologist who discovered the fungus in 1909 along the coast of Washington (State), USA.

References

  1. Vellinga, E.C. (2019). "Stereopsis humphreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T125433334A125435435. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T125433334A125435435.en . Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 47. ISBN   9781941624197.
  3. Qu H, Cai Q, Redhead SA, Chen X, Ge ZW, Yang ZL (2025). "Exploring criteria for constructing suprageneric classifications of fungi in the genomic era: a case study of suborders Agaricineae, Pluteineae, and Tricholomatineae (Agaricales)". Fungal Diversity. 132: 1–28. doi:10.1007/s13225-025-00557-y.
  4. Humphrey HN, Garner MW (1971). "Clarence John Humphrey, 1882-1970" (PDF). Phytopathology. 60 (10): 1152. doi:10.1007/s13225-025-00557-y.