Mesophellia
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Mesophellia is a genus
of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae
family. The genus contains about 15 species that are found in Australia. Mesophellia was circumscribed by Miles Joseph Berkeley
in 1857.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae
Mesophelliaceae
The Mesophelliaceae are a family of truffle-fungi in the order Hysterangiales. The family contains 8 genera and 33 species....
family. The genus contains about 15 species that are found in Australia. Mesophellia was circumscribed by Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology....
in 1857.
Species
- Mesophellia angustispora
- Mesophellia arenaria
- Mesophellia brevispora
- Mesophellia castanea
- Mesophellia clelandii
- Mesophellia glareoides
- Mesophellia glauca
- Mesophellia labyrinthina
- Mesophellia oleifera
- Mesophellia pallidospora
- Mesophellia parva
- Mesophellia parvispora
- Mesophellia rava
- Mesophellia rodwayi
- Mesophellia sabulosa
- Mesophellia trabalis
- Mesophellia tropica
- Mesophellia westresii