types:
Neurospora,
genus 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
Xylaria,
genus Xylaria
type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata
genus Sclerotinia
large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens
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
Tuber,
genus Tuber
type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
Usnea,
genus Usnea
widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
Cladonia,
genus Cladonia
type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia
Agaricus,
genus Agaricus
type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
Amanita,
genus Amanita
genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
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
Lactarius,
genus 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
Pholiota,
genus Pholiota
genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood
Russula,
genus 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
Entoloma,
genus Entoloma
agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)
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
Tricholoma,
genus Tricholoma
agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible
Pluteus,
genus 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
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
Thielavia,
genus Thielavia
genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot
Plectania,
genus Plectania
genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza
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
Phallales,
order Phallales
order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
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
Macowanites,
genus 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
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
Tremella,
genus Tremella
fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain
Puccinia,
genus Puccinia
type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
Gymnosporangium,
genus 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
Cortinarius,
genus Cortinarius
the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
genus Verticillium
genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases
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
Penicillium,
genus Penicillium
genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
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
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