Wakefieldia Explained

Wakefieldia is a genus of two species of fungi, generally thought to belong in the family Boletaceae,^[1] but recent molecular study has shown that Wakefieldia macrospora is in fact not related to Boletales and belongs to family Hymenogastraceae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 728. 978-0-85199-826-8.
2. Kaounas V, Assyov B, Alvarado P . 2011 . New data on hypogeous fungi from Greece with special reference to Wakefieldia macrospora (Hymenogastraceae, Agaricales) and Geopora clausa (Pyronemataceae, Pezizales) . Mycologia Balcanica . 8 . 105–113 .