Leucogaster

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Leucogaster
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Albatrellaceae
Genus: Leucogaster
R.Hesse (1882)
Type species
Leucogaster liosporus
R.Hesse (1882)
Species

Leucogaster is a fungal genus in the family Albatrellaceae. [1] [2] The genus, widespread in northern temperate regions, contains about 20 truffle-like species. [3] Some, such as L. rubescens, are edible. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Leucogaster R. Hesse :189, 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  2. ↑ Albee-Scott, Steven (2007). "The phylogenetic placement of the Leucogastrales, including Mycolevis siccigleba (Cribbeaceae), in the Albatrellaceae using morphological and molecular data". Mycological Research. 111 (6): 653–662. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.020. ISSN   0953-7562. PMID   17604150.
  3. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 374. ISBN   9780851998268.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 330. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.


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