''Junghuhnia'' is a

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crust fungi The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

in the family

Steccherinaceae The Steccherinaceae are a family of about 200 species of fungi in the order Polyporales. It includes crust-like, toothed, and poroid species that cause a white rot in dead wood. Taxonomy The family was circumscribed by Czech mycologist Erast ...

(formerly placed in the family

Meruliaceae The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by E ...

). It was

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by Czech mycologist

August Carl Joseph Corda August Carl Joseph Corda (1809–1849) was a Czech physician and mycologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Early life and education Corda was born in Reichenberg (now Liberec), Bohemia on No ...

in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist

Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn Friedrich Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn was a German botanist and geologist. His father, Friedrich Junghuhn was a barber and a surgeon. His mother was Christine Marie Schiele. Junghuhn studied medicine in Halle and in Berlin from 1827 to 1831, meanwhile ...

Description

The

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of ''Junghuhnia'' species are crust-like (rarely with a cap). They have a dimitic

hypha A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium. Structure A hypha consists of one or ...

l system and encrusted cystidia. Their spores are obovoid (egg-shaped) to cylindrical.

Species

, Index Fungorum accepts 36 species in ''Junghuhnia'': *'' Junghuhnia africana'' Ipulet & Ryvarden (2005) – Uganda *''

Junghuhnia aurantilaeta ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' (Corner) Spirin (2007) *''

Junghuhnia autumnale ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' Spirin, Zmitr. & Malysheva (2007) *''

Junghuhnia carneola ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' (Bres.) Rajchenb. (1984) –

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*'' Junghuhnia chlamydospora'' Ryvarden (2007) – Belize *''

Junghuhnia collabens ''Junghuhnia collabens'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Steccherinaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...

'' (Fr.) Ryvarden (1972) *''

Junghuhnia complicata ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' Blumenf. & J.E.Wright (1984) *''

Junghuhnia conchiformis ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' X.L.Zeng & Ryvarden (1992) *''

Junghuhnia crustacea ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' (Jungh.) Ryvarden (1972) – Africa *''

Junghuhnia fimbriatella ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' (Peck) Ryvarden (1972) *''

Junghuhnia flabellata ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2012) – China *''

Junghuhnia glabricystidia ''Junghuhnia glabricystidia'' is a species of crust fungus in the family Steccherinaceae. The type specimen was collected in Kibale National Park, western Uganda, growing on a rotting hardwood log. The crust-like fruit bodies of the fungus measur ...

'' Ipulet & Ryvarden (2005) *''

Junghuhnia globospora ''Junghuhnia globospora'' is a species of poroid fungus in the family Steccherinaceae. Found in the Andes region of Venezuela, it was described as a new species in 2010 by mycologists Teresa Iturriaga and Leif Ryvarden Leif Randulff Ryvarden ...

'' Iturr. & Ryvarden (2010) – Brazil; Venezuela *''

Junghuhnia imbricata ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' Spirin (2007) *''

Junghuhnia japonica ''Junghuhnia japonica'' is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Steccherinaceae. The type specimen was collected in Ōkuchi, Japan, growing on a rotting log of '' Castanopsis''. The fungus is only known from the type locality. Its cyl ...

'' Núñez & Ryvarden (1999) – Japan *''

Junghuhnia kotlabae ''Junghuhnia kotlabae'' is a species of crust fungus in the family Steccherinaceae. It was described as a new species by Czech mycologist Zdenek Pouzar in 2003. The fungus, found in Cuba, was collected from a fallen stem of the Cuban royal palm ...

'' Pouzar (2003) *'' Junghuhnia luteoalba'' (P.Karst.) Ryvarden (1972) *'' Junghuhnia meridionalis'' (Rajchenb.) Rajchenb. (2003) *''

Junghuhnia micropora ''Junghuhnia'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wi ...

'' Spirin, Zmitr. & Malysheva (2007) *'' Junghuhnia minor'' H.S.Yuan (2011) *'' Junghuhnia minuta'' I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) – Costa Rica *'' Junghuhnia neotropica'' I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) – Costa Rica *''

Junghuhnia nitida ''Junghuhnia nitida'' is a widespread species of crust fungus in the family Steccherinaceae. Taxonomy Originally described as ''Poria nitida'' in 1800 by Christian Hendrik Persoon, the fungus has undergone several name changes in its taxonomic ...

'' (Pers.) Ryvarden (1972) – Asia; Africa; Europe *'' Junghuhnia polycystidifera'' (Rick) Rajchenb. (1987) *'' Junghuhnia pseudominuta'' H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) *'' Junghuhnia pseudozilingiana'' (Parmasto) Ryvarden (1972) *'' Junghuhnia rhizomorpha'' H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) – China *'' Junghuhnia semisupiniformis'' (Murrill) Ryvarden (1985) – Brazil; Mexico; Europe (Italy, France, Germany); Caribbean *'' Junghuhnia subfimbriata'' (Romell) Ginns (1984) *'' Junghuhnia subnitida'' H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) – China *'' Junghuhnia subundata'' (Murrill) Ryvarden (2014) *'' Junghuhnia taiwaniana'' H.S.Yuan, Sheng H.Wu & Y.C.Dai (2012) – Taiwan *'' Junghuhnia tropica'' H.S.Yuan, Sheng H.Wu & Y.C.Dai (2012) *'' Junghuhnia undigera'' (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ryvarden (1984) *'' Junghuhnia vitellina'' Spirin (2005) *'' Junghuhnia zonata'' (Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)

References

Steccherinaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1842 Taxa named by August Carl Joseph Corda {{Polyporales-stub