Hypogaea is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single secotioid species Hypogaea brunnea, described as new to science in 1963 by mycologist Egon Horak.[1]

Hypogaea
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Hypogaea

E.Horak (1964)
Type species
Hypogaea brunnea
E.Horak (1964)
Synonyms
  • Setchelliogaster brunneus (E.Horak) Singer (1971)

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References

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  1. ^ Horak E. (1963). "Fungi austroamericani. VII. Hypogaea gen. nov". 17 (1–6): 297–301. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)