| Horakiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
| Genus: | Horakiella Castellano & Trappe |
| Type species | |
| Horakiella clelandii (Rodway) Castellano & Trappe | |
Horakiella is a genus of fungi within the Sclerodermataceae family that contains the two species H. clelandii and H. watarrkana. [1]
The genus name of Horakiella is in honour of Egon Horak (born 1937), an Austrian mycologist. [2]
The genus was circumscribed in 1992 by Michael A. Castellano and James Martin Trappe in Austral. Syst. Bot., vol.5, on page 641.[ citation needed ]