Genea (fungus)

Genea
	Genea hispidula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Genea ; Vittad. (1831)
Type species
	Genea verrucosa; Klotzsch (1839)
Synonyms
	Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833)

Last updated May 29, 2025

Genea is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. There are about 32 species in the genus that occur in North America and Europe.^[2]

With the help of a trained dog, scientists discovered 2024 that there are probably still some non-descript species. Furthermore, these truffles seem to disappear completely from the fir-dominated forests for years after a forest fire.^[3]^[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.^[5]

The genus name of Genea is in honour of Carlo Giuseppe Gené (1800 - 1847), who was an Italian scientist (Zoology) and Professor of Zoology at the Turin Museum of Natural History.^[6]

References

↑ "Genea Vittad. 1831". International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
↑ 'Good boy!' Truffle-sniffing dogs are helping uncover hidden underground ecosystems , 2025-01-08, doi:10.1126/science.zyi3yzi , retrieved 2025-01-09
↑ Hilary Rose Dawson, Heather A. Dawson (November 2024), "Use of a Truffle Dog Provides Insight Into the Ecology and Abundant Occurrence of Genea (Pyronemataceae) in Western Oregon, USA", Ecology and Evolution, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. e70590, Bibcode:2024EcoEv..1470590D, doi:10.1002/ece3.70590, ISSN 2045-7758, PMC 11570189 , PMID 39559470
↑ Vittadini C. (1831). Monographia Tuberacearum (in Latin). Milan, Italy: Ex Typographia F. Rusconi. p. 27.
↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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[urlMycoBank:_Genea-1] "Genea Vittad. 1831". International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[Science-3] 'Good boy!' Truffle-sniffing dogs are helping uncover hidden underground ecosystems , 2025-01-08, doi:10.1126/science.zyi3yzi , retrieved 2025-01-09

[Dawson-4] Hilary Rose Dawson, Heather A. Dawson (November 2024), "Use of a Truffle Dog Provides Insight Into the Ecology and Abundant Occurrence of Genea (Pyronemataceae) in Western Oregon, USA", Ecology and Evolution, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. e70590, Bibcode:2024EcoEv..1470590D, doi:10.1002/ece3.70590, ISSN 2045-7758, PMC 11570189 , PMID 39559470

[Vittadini1831-5] Vittadini C. (1831). Monographia Tuberacearum (in Latin). Milan, Italy: Ex Typographia F. Rusconi. p. 27.

[6] Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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