Destuntzia

Destuntzia is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Gomphaceae. The genus contains five species found in North America.[1] It is named after late American mycologist Daniel Elliot Stuntz.[2]

Destuntzia
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Destuntzia

Fogel & Trappe (1985)
Type species
Destuntzia rubra
(Harkn.) Fogel & Trappe (1985)
Species

D. fusca
D. rubra
D. saylorii
D. solstitialis
D. subborealis

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Fogel R, Trappe JM (1985). "Destuntzia a new genus in the Hymenogastraceae (Basidiomycotina)". Mycologia. 77 (5): 732–42. doi:10.2307/3793282. JSTOR 3793282.


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