fungus genus - includes lichen generagenus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species genus Neurospora, Neurospora - genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries genus Xylaria, Xylaria - type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata genus Sclerotinia - large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens genus Mucor - type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop genus Rhizopus - genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids genus Tuber, Tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles genus Usnea, Usnea - widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus Cladonia, genus Cladonia - type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia |