Biology:Leucogaster

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Leucogaster
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Leucogaster

R.Hesse (1882)
Type species
Leucogaster liosporus
R.Hesse (1882)
Species
  • L. candidus
  • L. citrinus
  • L. foveolatus
  • L. liosporus
  • L. meridionalis
  • L. nudus
  • L. odoratus
  • L. rubescens

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. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=96081&Fields=All. 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. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. 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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