Name:		Hydnocystis Tul. & C. Tul., Giornale Botanico Italiano 2 (1) (1844) page 59 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Protogenea Kobayasi (1964)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Pyronemataceae Corda [Family] Pezizales J. Schröt. [Order] Pezizomycetidae Locq. [Subclass] Pezizomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Hydnocystis arenaria Tul. Hydnocystis beccarii Mattir. Hydnocystis californica Gilkey Hydnocystis clausa (Tul. & C. Tul.) Ceruti Hydnocystis compacta Harkn. Hydnocystis convoluta McAlpine Hydnocystis echinospora Rodway Hydnocystis japonica (Kobayasi) Trappe Hydnocystis piligera Tul. Hydnocystis singeri Gilkey Hydnocystis thwaitesii Berk. & Broome
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (2 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]