Hendersonia (fungus)
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| Hendersonia | |
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| Hendersonia microsticta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Phaeosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Hendersonia Sacc., 1884 |
Hendersonia is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phaeosphaeriaceae.[1]
The genus name of Hendersonia is in honour of Edward George Henderson (1782–1876), who was an English gardener and botanist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Syll. Fung. vol.3 on page 418 in 1884 and Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vol.6 on page 430 in 1841.
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