Hesseltinella
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| Hesseltinella | |
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| Hesseltinella vesiculosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Cunninghamellaceae |
| Genus: | Hesseltinella H.P.Upadhyay, 1970 |
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.[1]
It has one known species; Hesseltinella vesiculosa H.P.Upadhyay[1]