Destuntzia

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Destuntzia
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Destuntzia

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

D. purpurea
D. rubra
D. saylorii

Destuntzia is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Claustulaceae.[1] The genus contains three species found in North America.[2][1] It is named after late American mycologist Daniel Elliot Stuntz.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mujic A, Elliot T, Stephens R, Trappe J, Kristol R, Sublett D, Smith ME (2024). "Rare but widespread: A systematic revision of the truffle-forming genera Destuntzia and Kjeldsenia and formation of new genus, Hosakaea". Mycologia. 116 (1): 148–169. doi:10.1080/00275514.2023.2259786.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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