Genea

Genea
Genea hispidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Genea Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Genea verrucosa Klotzsch (1839)
Synonyms
Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833)

Hydnocaryon Wallr. (1833)

Genea (derived from the Greek word γενεά, meaning "descent") is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. There are about 32 species in the genus that occur in North America and Europe. The genus was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.

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