Junghuhnia is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae (formerly placed in the family Meruliaceae). It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda in 1842. The generic name honours German-Dutch botanist Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn.
Description The fruit bodies of Junghuhnia species are crust-like (rarely with a cap). They have a dimitic hyphal system and encrusted cystidia. Their spores are obovoid (egg-shaped) to cylindrical.
Species , Index Fungorum accepts 36 species in Junghuhnia: Junghuhnia africana Ipulet & Ryvarden (2005) – Uganda Junghuhnia aurantilaeta (Corner) Spirin (2007) Junghuhnia autumnale Spirin, Zmitr. & Malysheva (2007) Junghuhnia carneola (Bres.) Rajchenb. (1984) – St. Lucia Junghuhnia chlamydospora Ryvarden (2007) – Belize Junghuhnia collabens (Fr.) Ryvarden (1972) Junghuhnia complicata Blumenf. & J.E.Wright (1984) Junghuhnia conchiformis X.L.Zeng & Ryvarden (1992) Junghuhnia crustacea (Jungh.) Ryvarden (1972) – Africa Junghuhnia fimbriatella (Peck) Ryvarden (1972) Junghuhnia flabellata H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2012) – China Junghuhnia glabricystidia Ipulet & Ryvarden (2005) Junghuhnia globospora Iturr. & Ryvarden (2010) – Brazil; Venezuela Junghuhnia imbricata Spirin (2007) Junghuhnia japonica Núñez & Ryvarden (1999) – Japan Junghuhnia kotlabae Pouzar (2003) Junghuhnia luteoalba (P.Karst.) Ryvarden (1972) Junghuhnia meridionalis (Rajchenb.) Rajchenb. (2003) Junghuhnia micropora Spirin, Zmitr. & Malysheva (2007) Junghuhnia minor H.S.Yuan (2011) Junghuhnia minuta I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) – Costa Rica Junghuhnia neotropica I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) – Costa Rica Junghuhnia nitida (Pers.) Ryvarden (1972) – Asia; Africa; Europe Junghuhnia polycystidifera (Rick) Rajchenb. (1987) Junghuhnia pseudominuta H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) Junghuhnia pseudozilingiana (Parmasto) Ryvarden (1972) Junghuhnia rhizomorpha H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) – China Junghuhnia semisupiniformis (Murrill) Ryvarden (1985) – Brazil; Mexico; Europe (Italy, France, Germany); Caribbean Junghuhnia subfimbriata (Romell) Ginns (1984) Junghuhnia subnitida H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2008) – China Junghuhnia subundata (Murrill) Ryvarden (2014) Junghuhnia taiwaniana H.S.Yuan, Sheng H.Wu & Y.C.Dai (2012) – Taiwan Junghuhnia tropica H.S.Yuan, Sheng H.Wu & Y.C.Dai (2012) Junghuhnia undigera (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ryvarden (1984) Junghuhnia vitellina Spirin (2005) Junghuhnia zonata (Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)
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