Henssenia

Henssenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Koerberiaceae
Genus: Henssenia
Ertz, R.S.Poulsen & Søchting (2017)
Type species
Henssenia glaucella
(Tuck.) Ertz, R.S.Poulsen & Søchting (2017)
Species

H. glaucella
H. radiata
H. subglaucella
H. werthii

Henssenia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Koerberiaceae. It has four species.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 2017 by Damien Ertz, Roar Skovlund Poulsen, and Ulrik Søchting, with Henssenia glaucella assigned as the type species. The main distinguishing characteristic of the genus is simple ascospores (i.e., lacking septa) that sometimes have a plasma bridge. The genus name honours German lichenologist Aino Henssen.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijayawardene et al. 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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