Alpova | |
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Alpova diplophloeus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Paxillaceae |
Genus: | Alpova C.W.Dodge (1931) |
Type species | |
Alpova cinnamomeus C.W.Dodge (1931) |
Alpova is a genus of fungi in the Boletaceae family. The genus contains 20 species of ectomycorrhizal false-truffles that collectively have a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Carroll William Dodge in 1931.[2]