fungus genus

genus of powdery mildews

genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries

genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores

fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses

type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata

fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores

type genus of the Helotiaceae

large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens

genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles

type genus of the Tulostomaceae

a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae

type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop

a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids

type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects

genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation

a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae

simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites

aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains

genus of destructive downy mildews

type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts

destructive root-parasitic fungi

destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants

type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds

type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles

type genus of Hydnaceae

type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens

chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens

crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus

widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus

lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus

shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus

lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus

type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia

type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes

type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species

a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae

genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions

a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles

a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap

genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae

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

chiefly small mushrooms with white spores

agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan

genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood

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 of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae

agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)

a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae

agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms

genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia

genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia

agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible

agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva

a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer

an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient

a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills

a genus of agarics

single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts

a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales

genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals

genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot

type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus

genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza

genus of edible fungi: morel

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae

type genus of the Helvellaceae

a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores

a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown

order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes

genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem

closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae

type genus of the Clathraceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae

genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium

genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores

type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments

a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae

type genus of the Nidulariaceae

a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae

a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers

fungi having each pore separate though crowded

genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees

type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain

type genus of the Auriculariaceae

type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa

rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer

rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns

type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants

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

type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae

a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae

type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)

a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit

genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases

a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus

a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm

genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida

a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae

form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores

genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin

genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi

form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores

genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut

type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants

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 of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found

form genus of imperfect fungi

form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants

type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues

genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot

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

a mushroom of the genus Amanita