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Paurocotylis

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Paurocotylis
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Paurocotylis

Berk. ex Hook. f. (1855)
Type species
Paurocotylis pila
Berk. (1855)

Paurocotylis is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus contains multiple species, with the most well known being Paurocotylis pila, a truffle-like fungus found in Europe and New Zealand.[1] It was described by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1855.[2] Species found in countries other than New Zealand include P. watlingii, P. singeri, P. prima, P. patagonica, P. niveus, P. echinosperma and P. bynumii.[3]

Paurocotylis patagonica is a rare, little-known species in the genus. It is found in Patagonia.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Hooker JD. (1855). The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage II, Flora Novae-Zealandiae. Vol. 2. p. 188.
  3. ^ "Species Fungorum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ^ "Paurocotylis patagonica". redlist.info. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e Kumar, Leticia M.; Smith, Matthew E.; Nouhra, Eduardo R.; Orihara, Takamichi; Sandoval Leiva, Pablo; Pfister, Donald H.; McLaughlin, David J.; Trappe, James M.; Healy, Rosanne A. (2017-03-01). "A molecular and morphological re-examination of the generic limits of truffles in the tarzetta-geopyxis lineage – Densocarpa, Hydnocystis, and Paurocotylis". Fungal Biology. 121 (3): 264–284. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2016.12.004. hdl:11336/20463. ISSN 1878-6146.
  6. ^ Hobart, Caroline (2019). "Paurocotylis pila is still spreading across Britain: some thoughts". Field Mycology. 20 (1): 21–25. doi:10.1016/j.fldmyc.2019.01.007.