Choiromyces

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

Choiromyces aboriginum
Choiromyces alveolatus
Choiromyces cookei
Choiromyces meandriformis
Choiromyces tetrasporus

Synonyms[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 genus is widespread and contains eight species.[2][3]

Species

  • Choiromyces alveolatus (Harkn.) Trappe
  • Choiromyces cerebriformis T.J. Yuan, S.H. Li & Y. Wang
  • Choiromyces cookei Gilkey
  • Choiromyces helanshanensis Juan Chen & P.G. Liu
  • Choiromyces meandriformis Vittad.
  • Choiromyces sichuanensis S.P. Wan, Ran Wang & F.Q. Yu
  • Choiromyces tetrasporus Velen.
  • Choiromyces venosus (Fr.) Th. Fr.

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.
  3. ^ "Choiromyces". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-01-10.