What is "morganella"

Morganella may refer to:

Surname

• Michel Morganella (born 17 May 1989), a Swiss footballer
• Michele Morganella (born 25 April 1986), an Italian footballer

Taxonomic genus

• Morganella (bacterium), a genus of bacteria containing the single species Morganella morganii
• Morganella (fungus), a genus of puffball fungi in the family Agaricaceae
• Morganella (insect), a scale insect genus in the family Diaspididae
• Morganella (brachiopod), a Devonian period brachiopod in the family Araksalosiidae

Specific epithet

• Phyllophaga morganella a species of New World scarab beetle in the family Melolonthidae. (See: Phyllophaga)

Morganella is a genus of puffball fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus name honors American botanist Andrew Price Morgan (1836–1907). The widely distributed genus is prevalent in tropical areas. A 2008 estimate placed nine species in Morganella, but several new species have since been described.

Morganella is a genus of scale insects in the family Diaspididae. Morganella longispina is the type species.

It is named for Albert C. F. Morgan, the entomologist who first described the type species in 1889 (as Aspidiotus longispina).