''Geopora'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

truffle A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus ''Tuber''. In addition to ''Tuber'', many other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including '' Geopora'', '' Pe ...

-like

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the family

Pyronemataceae The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species. Phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, an ...

, currently with 13 described species. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist

Harvey Willson Harkness Harvey Willson Harkness (May 25, 1821 – July 10, 1901) was an American mycologist and natural historian best known for his early descriptions of California fungal species. Born and raised in Massachusetts and trained as a physician, Harkness ...

in 1885. Molecular phylogenetic reconstructions indicate that the cup-like apothecial ''Geopora'' should better be placed back in a separate genus, ''Sepultaria''. ''Geopora'' would then only comprise ''Geopora cooperi'' and its close relatives.

Species

Species include: * '' Geopora arenicola'' * '' Geopora arenosa'' * '' Geopora cercocarpi'' * '' Geopora cervina'' * '' Geopora cooperi'' * '' Geopora foliacea'' * '' Geopora sepulta'' * '' Geopora sumneriana'' * ''

Geopora tenuis ''Geopora'' is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Pyronemataceae, currently with 13 described species. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness in 1885. Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetic reconstruct ...

References

Pyronemataceae Truffles (fungi) Pezizales genera {{Pezizomycetes-stub