Heyderia
Genus of fungi
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Heyderia is a genus of fungi in the family Hemiphacidiaceae.[1] The genus contains six species.[2]
| Heyderia | |
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| Heyderia abietis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Hemiphacidiaceae |
| Genus: | Heyderia (Fr.) Link |
| Type species | |
| Heyderia abietis (Fr.) Link | |
The genus name of Heyderia is in honour of Johann Ernst Friedrich Heyder (1765-1797), who was a German doctor and botanist from the 'Universitäts-Chirurgicus' in Göttingen.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link in Tent. Disp. Meth. Fung. (Lipsiae) on page 36 in 1797.
Species
- Heyderia abietis
- Heyderia agariciphila
- Heyderia americana
- Heyderia cucullata
- Heyderia pusilla
- Heyderia sclerotiorum