Choiromyces

Choiromyces
Choiromyces maeandriformis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Tuberaceae
Genus: Choiromyces
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Choiromyces meandriformis
Vittad. (1831)
Species

Choiromyces aboriginum
Choiromyces alveolatus
Choiromyces cookei
Choiromyces meandriformis
Choiromyces 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 genus is widespread and contains eight species.