Biology:Dingleya

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Dingleya
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Dingleya

Trappe (1979)
Type species
Dingleya verrucosa
Trappe (1979)
Species

D. geometrica
D. phymatodea
D. tectiascus
D. tessellata
D. turbinata
D. verrucosa

Dingleya is a genus of truffles in the Tuberaceae family. The genus contains seven species found in Australia.[1] Circumscribed by James Trappe in 1979, the genus is named after New Zealand mycologist Joan Dingley.[2]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. Trappe JM. (1979). "The orders, families, and genera of hypogeous Ascomycotina (truffles and their relatives)". Mycotaxon 9 (1): 297–340. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0009/001/0297.htm. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5278239 entry