fungus genus

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fungus genus - includes lichen genera genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species Erysiphe, genus Erysiphe - genus of powdery mildews genus Neurospora, Neurospora - genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries Ceratostomella, genus Ceratostomella - genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores Claviceps, genus Claviceps - fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses genus Xylaria, Xylaria - type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata genus Rosellinia, Rosellinia - fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores genus Helotium, Helotium - type genus of the Helotiaceae genus Sclerotinia - large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles genus Tulestoma, genus Tulostoma, Tulestoma, Tulostoma - type genus of the Tulostomaceae genus Rhizopogon, Rhizopogon - a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers genus Truncocolumella, Truncocolumella - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae genus Mucor - type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop genus Rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids Entomophthora, genus Entomophthora - type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects genus Dictostylium - genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation Blastocladia, genus Blastocladia - a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae genus Synchytrium, Synchytrium - simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites genus Saprolegnia, Saprolegnia - aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains genus Peronospora, Peronospora - genus of destructive downy mildews Albugo, genus Albugo - type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts genus Pythium - destructive root-parasitic fungi genus Phytophthora, Phytophthora - destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants genus Plasmodiophora, Plasmodiophora - type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds genus Tuber, Tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles genus Hydnum, Hydnum - type genus of Hydnaceae genus Lecanora - type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens genus Roccella - chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens genus Pertusaria, Pertusaria - crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus genus Usnea, Usnea - widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus Evernia, genus Evernia - lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus genus Ramalina, Ramalina - shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus Alectoria, genus Alectoria - lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus Cladonia, genus Cladonia - type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia genus Parmelia, Parmelia - type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens Cetraria, genus Cetraria - foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants