Mucronella
Encyclopedia
Mucronella is a genus
of fungi in the Clavariaceae
family. The type species
was originally named Hydnum calvum in a collaborative effort by the German botanist Johannes Baptista von Albertini
and the American Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1805; Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries
later transferred the species to the newly described Mucronella in 1874.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Clavariaceae
Clavariaceae
The Clavariaceae are a family of fungi in the Agaricales order of mushrooms. The family contains 7 genera and 120 species. Collectively, they are commonly known as coral fungi due to their resemblance to aquatic coral, although other vernacular names including antler fungi, finger fungi, worm mold,...
family. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
was originally named Hydnum calvum in a collaborative effort by the German botanist Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Johannes Baptista von Albertini was a German botanist and clergyman of the Moravian Church. He was born in the town of Neuwied....
and the American Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1805; Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries
-External links:*, Authors of fungal names, Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming.*...
later transferred the species to the newly described Mucronella in 1874.
Species
- Mucronella albidula
- Mucronella belalongensis
- Mucronella bresadolae
- Mucronella calva
- Mucronella flava
- Mucronella pendula
- Mucronella polyporacea
- Mucronella pusilla
- Mucronella styriaca
- Mucronella subalpina