Junghuhnia


Junghuhnia is a genus of crust fungi in the family Steccherinaceae. 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. They have a dimitic hyphal system and encrusted cystidia. Their spores are obovoid to cylindrical.

Species

, Index Fungorum accepts 36 species in Junghuhnia: