''Kuehniella'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
within the
Onygenaceae
The Onygenaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes.
Genera
These are the genera that are in the Onygenaceae, according to a 2021 review of fungal classification. Following the genus name is the Author ...
family.
The genus name of ''Kuehniella'' is in honour of Harold Hermann Kuehn n (1927 - 1990), who was an American botanist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
G.F. Orr in Mycotaxon vol.4 on page 172 in 1976.
References
External links
*
Kuehniella' at
Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of M ...
Eurotiomycetes genera
Onygenales
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