fungus genus

1. Includes lichen genera (synset 111612597)
   is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
   subtypes:

   • erysiphe, genus erysiphe - genus of powdery mildews
   • genus neurospora, neurospora - genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries
   • ceratostomella, genus ceratostomella - genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
   • claviceps, genus claviceps - fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
   • genus xylaria, xylaria - type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata
   • genus rosellinia, rosellinia - fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores
   • genus helotium, helotium - type genus of the Helotiaceae
   • genus sclerotinia - large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens
   • genus scleroderma, scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
   • genus tulestoma, genus tulostoma, tulestoma, tulostoma - type genus of the Tulostomaceae
   • genus rhizopogon, rhizopogon - a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers
   • genus truncocolumella, truncocolumella - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae
   • genus mucor - type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop
   • genus rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids
   • entomophthora, genus entomophthora - type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects
   • genus dictostylium - genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation
   • blastocladia, genus blastocladia - a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
   • genus synchytrium, synchytrium - simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites
   • genus saprolegnia, saprolegnia - aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains
   • genus peronospora, peronospora - genus of destructive downy mildews
   • albugo, genus albugo - type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
   • genus pythium - destructive root-parasitic fungi
   • genus phytophthora, phytophthora - destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants
   • genus plasmodiophora, plasmodiophora - type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds
   • genus tuber, tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
   • genus hydnum, hydnum - type genus of Hydnaceae
   • genus lecanora - type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens
   • genus roccella - chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
   • genus pertusaria, pertusaria - crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus
   • genus usnea, usnea - widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
   • evernia, genus evernia - lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
   • genus ramalina, ramalina - shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
   • alectoria, genus alectoria - lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
   • cladonia, genus cladonia - type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia
   • genus parmelia, parmelia - type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
   • cetraria, genus cetraria - foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
   • agaricus, genus agaricus - type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
   • genus lentinus, lentinus - a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
   • amanita, genus amanita - genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
   • cantharellus, genus cantharellus - a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles
   • genus omphalotus, omphalotus - a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap
   • coprinus, genus coprinus - genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae
   • genus lactarius, lactarius - large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
   • genus marasmius, marasmius - chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
   • genus pleurotus, pleurotus - agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan
   • genus pholiota, pholiota - genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood
   • genus russula, russula - large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice
   • genus stropharia, ring-stalked fungus, stropharia - genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae
   • entoloma, genus entoloma - agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)
   • genus chlorophyllum - a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae
   • genus lepiota - agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms
   • corticium, genus corticium - genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
   • genus pellicularia, pellicularia - genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
   • genus tricholoma, tricholoma - agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible
   • genus volvaria, volvaria - agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva
   • genus pluteus, pluteus, roof mushroom - a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer
   • genus volvariella, volvariella - an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
   • clitocybe, genus clitocybe - a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills
   • flammulina, genus flammulina - a genus of agarics
   • genus saccharomyces, saccharomyces - single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
   • genus schizosaccharomyces, schizosaccharomyces - type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
   • eurotium, genus eurotium - a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales
   • aspergillus, genus aspergillus - genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
   • genus thielavia, thielavia - genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot
   • genus peziza, peziza - type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus
   • genus plectania, plectania - genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza
   • genus morchella, morchella - genus of edible fungi: morel
   • genus wynnea, wynnea - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae
   • genus helvella - type genus of the Helvellaceae
   • genus discina - a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores
   • genus gyromitra - a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown
   • order phallales, phallales - order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
   • genus phallus, phallus - genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
   • dictyophera, genus dictyophera - closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus
   • genus mutinus, mutinus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae
   • clathrus, genus clathrus - type genus of the Clathraceae
   • genus pseudocolus, pseudocolus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae
   • genus lycoperdon, lycoperdon - genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
   • calvatia, genus calvatia - genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
   • geastrum, genus geastrum - type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
   • genus radiigera, radiigera - a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae
   • astreus, genus astreus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
   • genus nidularia, nidularia - type genus of the Nidulariaceae
   • gastrocybe, genus gastrocybe - a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae
   • genus macowanites, macowanites - a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely
   • gastroboletus, genus gastroboletus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium
   • albatrellus, genus albatrellus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
   • genus neolentinus, neolentinus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
   • genus nigroporus, nigroporus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
   • genus oligoporus, oligoporus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
   • genus polyporus, polyporus - type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers
   • fistulina, genus fistulina - fungi having each pore separate though crowded
   • fomes, genus fomes - genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
   • boletus, genus boletus - type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
   • fuscoboletinus, genus fuscoboletinus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
   • genus leccinum, leccinum - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
   • genus phylloporus, phylloporus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
   • genus suillus, suillus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
   • genus strobilomyces, strobilomyces - fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap
   • boletellus, genus boletellus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
   • genus tremella, tremella - fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain
   • auricularia, genus auricularia - type genus of the Auriculariaceae
   • dacrymyces, genus dacrymyces - type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
   • genus melampsora, melampsora - rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer
   • cronartium, genus cronartium - rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns
   • genus puccinia, puccinia - type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
   • genus gymnosporangium, gymnosporangium - genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
   • genus ustilago, ustilago - type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts
   • genus tilletia, tilletia - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
   • genus urocystis, urocystis - a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
   • genus septobasidium, septobasidium - type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium
   • genus hygrocybe, hygrocybe - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
   • genus hygrophorus, hygrophorus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
   • genus hygrotrama, hygrotrama - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
   • genus neohygrophorus, neohygrophorus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
   • cortinarius, genus cortinarius - the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
   • genus gymnopilus, gymnopilus - a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit
   • genus verticillium - genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases
   • genus trichophyton, trichophyton - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus
   • genus microsporum, microsporum - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm
   • genus monilia - genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida
   • genus candida - a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae
   • cercosporella, genus cercosporella - form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores
   • genus penicillium, penicillium - genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
   • blastomyces, genus blastomyces - genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
   • cercospora, genus cercospora - form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
   • genus ustilaginoidea, ustilaginoidea - genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut
   • genus tubercularia, tubercularia - type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants
   • genus fusarium - a form genus of mostly plant parasites some of which cause dry rot; in humans a species can cause inflammation of cornea leading to blindness
   • form genus rhizoctinia, genus rhizoctinia - form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found
   • genus ozonium, ozonium - form genus of imperfect fungi
   • genus sclerotium, sclerotium - form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
   • genus geoglossum, geoglossum - type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
   • armillaria, genus armillaria - genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot
   • armillariella, genus armillariella - a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it
   belongs to: fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

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