Hesseltinella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1]
| Hesseltinella | |
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| Hesseltinella vesiculosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Cunninghamellaceae |
| Genus: | Hesseltinella H.P.Upadhyay, 1970 |
The genus name of Hesseltinella is in honour of Clifford William Hesseltine (1917–1999), who was an American botanist (Mycology), Microbiologist, from the University of Wisconsin.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Harbansh Prasad Upadhyay in Persoonia vol.6 (issue 1) on pages 111, 116-117 in 1970.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
It has one known species; Hesseltinella vesiculosa H.P.Upadhyay[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hesseltinella H.P.Upadhyay, 1970". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved 27 January 2022.