Biology:Hertella

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Hertella
Hertella neozelandica Henssen (AM AK210817).jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Placynthiaceae
Genus: Hertella
Henssen
Type species
Hertella subantarctica
Henssen

Hertella is a lichenized genus of fungi within the Placynthiaceae family.[1]

The genus name of Hertella is in honour of Hannes Hertel (b.1939), a German botanist (Mycology, Lichenology and Bryology), Taxonomist, Curator of Lichenes/Bryophytes and former Director of the Botanische Staatssammlung München.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Aino Marjatta Henssen in Mycotaxon vol.22 on page 381 in 1985.

Accepted species by GBIF;[3]

  • Hertella chilensis Henssen
  • Hertella neozelandica Henssen
  • Hertella subantarctica Henssen

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 
  3. "Hertella Henssen" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/7086476. 

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