Phleogena
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Phleogena is a fungal genus
in the Phleogenaceae
family. The genus is monotypic
, containing the single species Phleogena faginea, widespread in north temperate
areas.
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...
in the Phleogenaceae
Phleogenaceae
The Phleogenaceae are a family of fungi in the Atractiellales order. The family contains 6 genera and 30 species....
family. The genus is monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
, containing the single species Phleogena faginea, widespread in north temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
areas.