Choiromyces

Choiromyces
	Choiromyces maeandriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Tuberaceae
Genus:	Choiromyces; Vittad. (1831)
Type species
	Choiromyces meandriformis; Vittad. (1831)
Species
	C. aboriginum; C. alveolatus; C. cookei; C. meandriformis; C. tetrasporus
Synonyms
	Tuber sect. Tartufa Gray (1821); Zobelia Opiz (1855); Choeromyces Tul. & C.Tul. (1862); Tartufa (Gray) Kuntze (1891); Piersonia Harkn. (1899)

Choiromyces is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Tuberaceae family. The widespread genus contains five species.^[2]

References

^ "Choiromyces Vittad. 1831". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.