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Alpova
Sign in to saveAlpova is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae. It contains about 20 species of ectomycorrhizal false-truffles that collectively have a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas. The genus was circumscribed by Carroll William Dodge in 1931.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderBoletales
- FamilyPaxillaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 74
- With media
- 66
- Family
- Paxillaceae
- Collections
- NY, DBG, FH, UFRN, UEFS, UC
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, United States, Brasil, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Paxillaceae
- Image
- Alpova diplophloeus 17479.jpg
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- Alpova
- taxon name
- Alpova
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Alpova
- taxon author citation
- C.W.Dodge
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Alpova is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae. It contains about 20 species of ectomycorrhizal false-truffles that collectively have a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas. The genus was circumscribed by Carroll William Dodge in 1931.
==Species== Alpova alpestris Alpova austroalnicola Alpova cinnamomeus Alpova clelandii Alpova cinnamomeus Alpova concolor Alpova corsicus Alpova diplophloeus Alpova klikae Alpova komoviana Alpova microsporus Alpova mollis Alpova nauseosus Alpova olivaceoniger Alpova olivaceotinctus Alpova pachyphloeus Alpova piceus Alpova pseudostipitatus Alpova rubescens Alpova shanxiensis Alpova superdubius Alpova trappei Alpova yangchengensis
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