''Geopora'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
truffle
A truffle is the Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, one of the species of the genus ''Tuber (fungus), Tuber''. More than one hundred other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including ''Geopora'', ''P ...
-like
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Pyronemataceae
The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species. Phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, an ...
, currently with 13 described species.
[ The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness in 1885.][ ]Molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
reconstructions indicate that the cup-like apothecial ''Geopora'' should better be placed back in a separate genus, ''Sepultaria''.[ ''Geopora'' would then only comprise ''Geopora cooperi'' and its close relatives.
]
Species
Species include:
* '' Geopora arenicola''
* '' Geopora arenosa''
* '' Geopora cercocarpi''[
* '' Geopora cervina''
* '' Geopora cooperi''
* '' Geopora foliacea''
* '' Geopora sepulta''
* '' Geopora sumneriana''
* '' Geopora tenuis''
]
References
Pyronemataceae
Truffles (fungi)
Pezizales genera
Taxa named by H. W. Harkness
Taxa described in 1885
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