''Hohenbuehelia'' is a pleurotoid

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of agaric

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

characterized by gelatinous-sheathed bowling-pin-shaped cystidia, on conidia, basidiospore germ tubes, and mycelium that adhere to and capture nematodes. The fruitbodies bear thick-walled cystidia (metuloids) in the hymenium along the gill sides and that differentiate the genus from '' Pleurotus'' in the

Pleurotaceae The Pleurotaceae are a family of small to medium-sized mushrooms which have white spores. The family contains four genera ('' Nematoctonus'' has been synonymized with '' Hohenbuehelia'', but not all of its species have been moved to valid genera) ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species.

Etymology

Named after — Ludwig Samuel Joseph David Alexander Freiherr von Hohenbühel Heufler zu Rasen und Perdonegg (1817-1885) - an Austrian baron and cryptogamist.

Species

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References

External links

G. Barron`& ''Hohenbuehelia'' nematode traps

* Pleurotaceae Agaricales genera {{Agaricales-stub