Leucophleps
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| Leucophleps | |
|---|---|
| Leucophleps spinispora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Leucophleps Harkn. (1899) |
| Type species | |
| Leucophleps magnata Harkn. (1899) | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Leucophleps is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Albatrellaceae.[3] The genus, widespread in northern temperate regions, contains four species.[4] Leucophleps was circumscribed by American mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness in 1899.[5]