''Phleogena'' is a fungal

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 ...

in the

Phleogenaceae The Phleogenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Atractiellales. The family currently contains six genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and foss ...

family. The genus is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

, containing the single species ''Phleogena faginea'' and is found mostly widespread in northern

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of the Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ran ...

areas, but is occasionally found in southern areas.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q292260 Atractiellales Monotypic Basidiomycota genera Taxa described in 1818