Hesseltinella Explained

Hesseltinella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cunninghamellaceae.^[1]

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.

It has one known species; Hesseltinella vesiculosa H.P.Upadhyay

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hesseltinella H.P.Upadhyay, 1970 . www.gbif.org . 11 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . 27 January 2022.