Humphreya
Genus of fungi
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Humphreya is a genus of four species of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae. The genus was circumscribed by Belgian mycologist René Léopold Steyaert in 1972. He proposed Humphreya as a genus segregate from Ganoderma, typified by Ganoderma lloydi Pat. & Har., and included Ganoderma coffeatum and the newly described Humphreya endertii.[1] H. eminii was transferred to the genus (from Ganoderma) by Leif Ryvarden in 1980.[2]
| Humphreya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Ganodermataceae |
| Genus: | Humphreya Steyaert (1972) |
| Type species | |
| Humphreya lloydii | |
| Species | |
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H. coffeata | |
Humphreya differs from Ganoderma by the velvety cap and stipe surfaces of its fruit bodies. Microscopically, the spores of Humphreya feature a crested endosporium (the innermost layer of the spore wall). The generic name Humphreya honours Clarence John Humphrey (1882–1970), a scientist and mycologist specializing in wood-decay fungi.[1]
Species
- Humphreya coffeata (Berk.) Steyaert (1972)
- Humphreya eminii (Henn.) Ryvarden (1980)
- Humphreya endertii Steyaert (1972)
- Humphreya lloydii (Pat. & Har.) Steyaert (1972)
