Genea (fungus)
| 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 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]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 'Good boy!' Truffle-sniffing dogs are helping uncover hidden underground ecosystems, 2025-01-08, doi:10.1126/science.zyi3yzi, retrieved 2025-01-09
- ↑ Hilary Rose Dawson, Heather A. Dawson (November 2024), "Use of a Truffle Dog Provides Insight Into the Ecology and Abundant Occurrence of Genea (Pyronemataceae) in Western Oregon, USA", Ecology and Evolution, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. e70590, Bibcode:2024EcoEv..1470590D, doi:10.1002/ece3.70590, ISSN 2045-7758, PMC 11570189, PMID 39559470
- ↑ Vittadini C. (1831). Monographia Tuberacearum (in Latin). Milan, Italy: Ex Typographia F. Rusconi. p. 27.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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