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Dingleya

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Dingleya
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Dingleya

Trappe (1979)
Type species
Dingleya verrucosa
Trappe (1979)
Species

D. geometrica
D. phymatodea
D. tectiascus
D. tessellata
D. turbinata
D. verrucosa

Dingleya is a genus of truffles in the Tuberaceae family. The genus contains seven species found in Australia.[1] Circumscribed by James Trappe in 1979, the genus is named after New Zealand mycologist Joan Dingley.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Trappe JM. (1979). "The orders, families, and genera of hypogeous Ascomycotina (truffles and their relatives)". Mycotaxon. 9 (1): 297–340.
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