Trappea
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| Trappea | |
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| Unidentified Trappea species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hysterangiales |
| Family: | Trappeaceae |
| Genus: | Trappea Castellano (1990)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trappea darkeri (Zeller) Castellano (1990) | |
Trappea is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Trappeaceae.[2] Species of Trappea have been found in China, Europe, and North America.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Michael A. Castellano in Mycotaxon vol.38 on page 2 in 1990.
The genus name of Trappea is in honour of James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is an American mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species.[4]
