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• Erysiphe, genus Erysiphe go
  genus of powdery mildews
  
• Neurospora, genus Neurospora go
  genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research
  
• Ceratostomella, genus Ceratostomella go
  genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
  
• Claviceps, genus Claviceps go
  fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
  
• Xylaria, genus Xylaria go
  type genus of Xylariaceae
  
• Rosellinia, genus Rosellinia go
  fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores
  
• Helotium, genus Helotium go
  type genus of the Helotiaceae
  
• genus Sclerotinia go
  large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens
  
• Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma go
  genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
  
• Tulostoma, genus Tulostoma, Tulestoma, genus Tulestoma go
  type genus of the Tulostomaceae
  
• Rhizopogon, genus Rhizopogon go
  a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers
  
• Truncocolumella, genus Truncocolumella go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae
  
• genus Mucor go
  type genus of the Mucoraceae
  
• genus Rhizopus go
  a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids
  
• Entomophthora, genus Entomophthora go
  type genus of the Entomophthoraceae
  
• genus Dictostylium go
  genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation
  
• Blastocladia, genus Blastocladia go
  a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
  
• Synchytrium, genus Synchytrium go
  simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites
  
• Saprolegnia, genus Saprolegnia go
  aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains
  
• Peronospora, genus Peronospora go
  genus of destructive downy mildews
  
• Albugo, genus Albugo go
  type genus of the Albuginaceae
  
• genus Pythium go
  destructive root-parasitic fungi
  
• Phytophthora, genus Phytophthora go
  destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants
  
• Plasmodiophora, genus Plasmodiophora go
  type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds
  
• Tuber, genus Tuber go
  type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
  
• Hydnum, genus Hydnum go
  type genus of Hydnaceae
  
• genus Lecanora go
  type genus of Lecanoraceae
  
• genus Roccella go
  chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
  
• Pertusaria, genus Pertusaria go
  crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus
  
• Usnea, genus Usnea go
  widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
  
• Evernia, genus Evernia go
  lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
  
• Ramalina, genus Ramalina go
  shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
  
• Alectoria, genus Alectoria go
  lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
  
• Cladonia, genus Cladonia go
  type genus of Cladoniaceae
  
• Parmelia, genus Parmelia go
  type genus of the Parmeliaceae
  
• Cetraria, genus Cetraria go
  foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
  
• Agaricus, genus Agaricus go
  type genus of Agaricaceae
  
• Lentinus, genus Lentinus go
  a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
  
• Amanita, genus Amanita go
  genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
  
• Cantharellus, genus Cantharellus go
  a well-known genus of fungus
  
• Omphalotus, genus Omphalotus go
  a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap
  
• Coprinus, genus Coprinus go
  genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid
  
• Lactarius, genus Lactarius go
  large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken
  
• Marasmius, genus Marasmius go
  chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
  
• Pleurotus, genus Pleurotus go
  agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem
  
• Pholiota, genus Pholiota go
  genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus
  
• Russula, genus Russula go
  large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva
  
• Stropharia, genus Stropharia, ring-stalked fungus go
  genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus
  
• Entoloma, genus Entoloma go
  agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)
  
• genus Chlorophyllum go
  a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae
  
• genus Lepiota go
  agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms
  
• Corticium, genus Corticium go
  genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores
  
• Pellicularia, genus Pellicularia go
  genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust
  
• Tricholoma, genus Tricholoma go
  agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills
  
• Volvaria, genus Volvaria go
  agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva
  
• Pluteus, genus Pluteus, roof mushroom go
  a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae
  
• Volvariella, genus Volvariella go
  an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
  
• Clitocybe, genus Clitocybe go
  a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills
  
• Flammulina, genus Flammulina go
  a genus of agarics
  
• Saccharomyces, genus Saccharomyces go
  single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding
  
• Schizosaccharomyces, genus Schizosaccharomyces go
  type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae
  
• Eurotium, genus Eurotium go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales
  
• Aspergillus, genus Aspergillus go
  genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
  
• Thielavia, genus Thielavia go
  genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains
  
• Peziza, genus Peziza go
  type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus
  
• Plectania, genus Plectania go
  genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza
  
• Morchella, genus Morchella go
  genus of edible fungi: morel
  
• Wynnea, genus Wynnea go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae
  
• genus Helvella go
  type genus of the Helvellaceae
  
• genus Discina go
  a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores
  
• genus Gyromitra go
  a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown
  
• Phallales, order Phallales go
  order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid
  
• Phallus, genus Phallus go
  genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
  
• Dictyophera, genus Dictyophera go
  closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus
  
• Mutinus, genus Mutinus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae
  
• Clathrus, genus Clathrus go
  type genus of the Clathraceae
  
• Pseudocolus, genus Pseudocolus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae
  
• Lycoperdon, genus Lycoperdon go
  genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
  
• Calvatia, genus Calvatia go
  genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
  
• Geastrum, genus Geastrum go
  type genus of Geastraceae
  
• Radiigera, genus Radiigera go
  a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae
  
• Astreus, genus Astreus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
  
• Nidularia, genus Nidularia go
  type genus of the Nidulariaceae
  
• Gastrocybe, genus Gastrocybe go
  a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae
  
• Macowanites, genus Macowanites go
  a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely
  
• Gastroboletus, genus Gastroboletus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae
  
• Albatrellus, genus Albatrellus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
  
• Neolentinus, genus Neolentinus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
  
• Nigroporus, genus Nigroporus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
  
• Oligoporus, genus Oligoporus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
  
• Polyporus, genus Polyporus go
  type genus of the Polyporaceae
  
• Fistulina, genus Fistulina go
  fungi having each pore separate though crowded
  
• Fomes, genus Fomes go
  genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size
  
• Boletus, genus Boletus go
  type genus of Boletaceae
  
• Fuscoboletinus, genus Fuscoboletinus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
  
• Leccinum, genus Leccinum go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
  
• Phylloporus, genus Phylloporus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
  
• Suillus, genus Suillus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
  
• Strobilomyces, genus Strobilomyces go
  fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap
  
• Boletellus, genus Boletellus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
  
• Tremella, genus Tremella go
  fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain
  
• Auricularia, genus Auricularia go
  type genus of the Auriculariaceae
  
• Dacrymyces, genus Dacrymyces go
  type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
  
• Melampsora, genus Melampsora go
  rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer
  
• Cronartium, genus Cronartium go
  rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns
  
• Puccinia, genus Puccinia go
  type genus of the Pucciniaceae
  
• Gymnosporangium, genus Gymnosporangium go
  genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
  
• Ustilago, genus Ustilago go
  type genus of the Ustilaginaceae
  
• Tilletia, genus Tilletia go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
  
• Urocystis, genus Urocystis go
  a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
  
• Septobasidium, genus Septobasidium go
  type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium
  
• Hygrocybe, genus Hygrocybe go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
  
• Hygrophorus, genus Hygrophorus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
  
• Hygrotrama, genus Hygrotrama go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
  
• Neohygrophorus, genus Neohygrophorus go
  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
  
• Cortinarius, genus Cortinarius go
  the largest genus in the Agaricales
  
• Gymnopilus, genus Gymnopilus go
  a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit
  
• genus Verticillium go
  genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets
  
• Trichophyton, genus Trichophyton go
  a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae
  
• Microsporum, genus Microsporum go
  a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae
  
• genus Monilia go
  genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains
  
• genus Candida go
  a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi
  
• Cercosporella, genus Cercosporella go
  form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores
  
• Penicillium, genus Penicillium go
  genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food
  
• Blastomyces, genus Blastomyces go
  genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
  
• Cercospora, genus Cercospora go
  form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
  
• Ustilaginoidea, genus Ustilaginoidea go
  genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut
  
• Tubercularia, genus Tubercularia go
  type genus of the Tuberculariaceae
  
• genus Fusarium go
  a form genus of mostly plant parasites some of which cause dry rot
  
• genus Rhizoctinia, form genus Rhizoctinia go
  form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found
  
• Ozonium, genus Ozonium go
  form genus of imperfect fungi
  
• Sclerotium, genus Sclerotium go
  form genus of sterile imperfect fungi
  
• Geoglossum, genus Geoglossum go
  type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
  
• Armillaria, genus Armillaria go
  genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice
  
• Armillariella, genus Armillariella go
  a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria