| Genea | |
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| Genea hispidula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Genea Vittad. (1831) |
| Type species | |
| Genea verrucosa Klotzsch (1839) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833) |
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Genea (derived from the Greek word γενεά, meaning "descent") is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. There are about 32 species in the genus that are found in North America and Europe.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.[3]