''Benjaminiella'' is a genus of

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

belonging to the family

Mucoraceae The Mucoraceae are a family of fungi of the order Mucorales, characterized by having the thallus not segmented or ramified. Pathogenic genera include '' Absidia'', '' Apophysomyces'', ''Mucor'', '' Rhizomucor'', and ''Rhizopus''. According to a ...

. The genus name of ''Benjaminiella'' is in honour of Richard Keith Benjamin (1922 - 2002), an American botanist from

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden The California Botanic Garden (formerly the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) is a botanical garden in Claremont, California, in the United States, just south of the San Gabriel foothills. The garden, at , is the largest botanic garden in the sta ...

. Species: * '' Benjaminiella multispora'' Benny, Samson & M.C.Sriniv. * '' Benjaminiella poitrasii'' (R.K.Benj.) Arx * '' Benjaminiella youngii'' P.M.Kirk

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