Genea (fungus)
Genus of fungi
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Genea 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]
| 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) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833) | |
With the help of a trained dog, scientists discovered 2024 that there are probably still some non-descript species. Furthermore, these truffles seem to disappear completely from the fir-dominated forests for years after a forest fire.[3][4]
The genus was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.[5]
The genus name of Genea is in honour of Carlo Giuseppe Gené (1800 - 1847), who was an Italian scientist (Zoology) and Professor of Zoology at the Turin Museum of Natural History.[6]
Selected species
- Genea anthracina
- Genea balsleyi
- Genea cazaresii
- Genea eucalyptorum
- Genea harknessii
- Genea hispidula
- Genea klotzschii
- Genea kraspedostoma
- Genea papillosa
- Genea pseudoverrucosa
- Genea sphaerica
- Genea subbaetica
- Genea verrucosa
