Octaviania is a
genus of
truffle-like
fungi in the family
Boletaceae. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 15 species.[2]
The genus name honours of Vicenzo Ottaviani (1790–1853), an Italian doctor and mycologist and Professor of Medicine and Botany at
University of Camerino.[3]
^Cabero J, García F, Alvarado P (2013). "Octaviania arbucalensis sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Boletales, un nuevo hongo hipogeo localizado en Zamora (España)". Boletín de la Sociedad Micológica de Madrid. 35: 243–252.