Leucophleps Explained

Leucophleps is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Albatrellaceae.^[1] The genus, widespread in northern temperate regions, contains four species. Leucophleps was circumscribed by American mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness in 1899.

Notes and References

1. Albee-Scott. Steven. 2007. The phylogenetic placement of the Leucogastrales, including Mycolevis siccigleba (Cribbeaceae), in the Albatrellaceae using morphological and molecular data. Mycological Research. 111. 6. 653–662. 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.020. 17604150. 0953-7562.