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Handkea

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Order
  
Agaricales

Higher classification
  
Agaricaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Agaricaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Handkea httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lower classifications
  
Handkea utriformis, Handkea excipuliformis

Handkea is a genus of puffball mushrooms in the family Agaricaceae. In 1989, German mycologist Hanns Kreisel described the genus Handkea to include species of Calvatia with distinct microscopic features, including a unique type of capillitium (coarse thick-walled hyphae in the gleba), with curvy slits instead of the usual pores. Although accepted by some authors, the genus concept has been rejected by others.

Phylogenetic analyses published in 2008 shows that Handkea may be grouped in a clade along with species from several other genera, including Lycoperdon, Vascellum, Morganella, Bovistella, and Calvatia.

Species

  • H. canadensis
  • H. capensis
  • H. excipuliformis
  • H. fumosa
  • H. hesperia
  • H. lloydii
  • H. lycoperdoides
  • H. subcretacea
  • H. utriformis
  • H. wandae
  • References

    Handkea Wikipedia


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