Henningsomyces

Henningsomyces
Henningsomyces candidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Marasmiaceae
Genus:	Henningsomyces Kuntze (1898)
Type species
Henningsomyces candidus (Pers.) Kuntze (1898)
Synonyms [1]
SoleniaPers. (1794)

Henningsomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae. Based on the small, tubular structure of its sporulating body it is called a cyphelloid fungi.

The genus name of Henningsomyces is in honour of Paul Christoph Hennings (1841–1908), who was a German mycologist and herbarium curator. ^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. vol.3 (issue 3) on page 483 in 1898.

Species

As of June 2015 ^[update] , Index Fungorum lists 10 species in Henningsomyces: ^[3]

• Henningsomyces candidus
• Henningsomyces leptus
• Henningsomyces mutabilis
• Henningsomyces nigrescens
• Henningsomyces patinaceus
• Henningsomyces puber
• Henningsomyces pulchellus
• Henningsomyces separatus
• Henningsomyces subiculatus
• Henningsomyces tarapotensis

See also

• List of Agaricales genera
• List of Marasmiaceae genera

References

1. "Synonymy: Henningsomyces Kuntze". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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 January 27, 2022.
3. Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 26th May 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-20.

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