Genea
| Genea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genea hispidula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Genea Vittad. (1831) |
| Type species | |
| Genea verrucosa Klotzsch (1839) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833) | |
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 occur in North America and Europe.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.[3]
Selected species
- Genea anthracina
- Genea balsleyi
- Genea cazaresii
- Genea eucalyptorum
- Genea hispidula
- Genea klotzschii
- Genea kraspedostoma
- Genea papillosa
- Genea sphaerica
- Genea subbaetica
- Genea verrucosa
References
- ↑ "Genea Vittad. 1831". International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Vittadini C. (1831). Monographia Tuberacearum (in Latin). Milan, Italy: Ex Typographia F. Rusconi. p. 27.
External links
- Genea in Index Fungorum.