Alpova
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| 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 family Paxillaceae. It contains about 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]
