- Choiromyces
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Choiromyces Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Tuberaceae Genus: Choiromyces
Vittad. (1831)Type species Choiromyces meandriformis
Vittad. (1831)Species C. aboriginum
C. alveolatus
C. cookei
C. meandriformis
C. tetrasporusSynonyms[1] Tuber sect. Tartufa Gray (1821)
Zobelia Opiz (1855)
Choeromyces Tul. & C.Tul. (1862)
Tartufa (Gray) Kuntze (1891)
Piersonia Harkn. (1899)Choiromyces is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Tuberaceae family. The widespread genus contains five species.[2]
References
- ^ "Choiromyces Vittad. 1831". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=1018. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 138. ISBN 9780851998268.
External links
Categories:- Pezizales
- Truffles (fungi)
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