Hydnocristella
Genus of fungi
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Hydnocristella is a fungal genus in the Lentariaceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Hydnocristella himantia, found in North America.[1] The species was originally named Hydnum himantia by Lewis David von Schweinitz in 1822, and underwent several generic transfers before being made the type species of Hydnocristella in 1971.[2]
| Hydnocristella | |
|---|---|
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| Hydnocristella himantia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Lentariaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnocristella R.H.Petersen (1971) |
| Type species | |
| Hydnocristella himantia (Schwein.) R.H.Petersen (1971) | |
