Balsamia

Balsamia
Balsamia platyspora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Helvellaceae
Genus:
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Balsamia vulgaris
Vittad. (1831)
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Pseudobalsamia E.Fisch. (1907)

Balsamia is a genus of truffle-like ascomycete fungi of the family Helvellaceae. The widespread genus contains twenty five species known from Europe, North America, North Africa and Asia, including China.[2]

Species

The following is the list of accepted species:[3]

  • Balsamia aestivalis (R.Heim & L.Rémy) K.Hansen, Skrede & T.Schumach.
  • Balsamia alba Harkn.
  • Balsamia ambigua Petitb.
  • Balsamia cascadensis D.Southw., J.L.Frank & Castellano
  • Balsamia filamentosa Harkn.
  • Balsamia fragiformis Tul. & C.Tul.
  • Balsamia fusispora Schulzer
  • Balsamia gunerii (H.H.Doğan, Bozok & Taşkin) K.Hansen & X.H.Wang
  • Balsamia guozigouensis (L.Fan & Y.Y.Xu) L.Fan & Y.Y.Xu
  • Balsamia hellenica (Kaounas, Agnello, P.Alvarado & Slavova) K.Hansen & X.H.Wang
  • Balsamia latispora D.Southw., J.L.Frank & Castellano
  • Balsamia lazyana Trappe, D.Southw. & Amaranthus
  • Balsamia limuwensis D.Southw., J.L.Frank & Castellano
  • Balsamia lishanensis L.Fan & Y.Y.Xu
  • Balsamia luyashanensis (L.Fan & Y.Y.Xu) L.Fan & Y.Y.Xu
  • Balsamia magnata Harkn.
  • Balsamia maroccana (G.Moreno, Manjón, Carlavilla & P.Alvarado) K.Hansen & X.H.Wang
  • Balsamia nigrans Harkn.
  • Balsamia oblonga Koh.Yamam., N.Endo, Ohmae & Orihara
  • Balsamia oregonensis (Gilkey) K.Hansen & X.H.Wang
  • Balsamia pallida D.Southw., J.L.Frank & Castellano
  • Balsamia platyspora Berk.
  • Balsamia platyspora Berk.Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist
  • Balsamia polysperma Vittad.
  • Balsamia quercicola D.Southw., M.E.Sm. & J.L.Frank
  • Balsamia setchellii (E.Fisch.) Trappe, D.Southw. & Castellano
  • Balsamia trappei D.Southw., J.L.Frank & Castellano
  • Balsamia vulgaris Vittad.

References

  1. ^ "Balsamia Vittad. 1831". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. ^ Xu YY, Yan XY, Li T, Fan L (2020). "A taxonomic reassessment of the genus Balsamia from China". MycoKeys (67): 81–94. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.67.50068. PMC 7289895. PMID 32550792. S2CID 219721548.
  3. ^ "Balsamia Vittad". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 June 2024.