James Trappe

James Martin Trappe
Born
Spokane, Washington, USA
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forResearching Truffles
Scientific career
FieldsMycology, Forestry
Doctoral advisorDaniel Elliot Stuntz
Author abbrev. (botany)Trappe

James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is a mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species. He has authored or co-authored 450 scientific papers and written three books on the subject. MycoBank lists him as either author or co-author of 401 individual species, and over the course of his career he has helped guide research on mycorrhizal fungi, and reshaped truffle taxonomy: establishing a new order, two new families, and 40 individual genera.

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