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Genus of fungi

Choiromyces
Choiromyces maeandriformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Tuberaceae
Genus: Choiromyces
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Choiromyces meandriformis
Vittad. (1831)
Species

Choiromyces aboriginum
Choiromyces alveolatus
Choiromyces cookei
Choiromyces meandriformis
Choiromyces tetrasporus

Synonyms

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.

References

  1. "Choiromyces Vittad. 1831". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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Taxon identifiers
Choiromyces
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