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Sphaerosoma
Sphaerosoma fuscescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Sphaerosoma
Klotzsch (1839)
Type species
Sphaerosoma fuscescens
Klotzsch (1839)
Species

S. echinulatum
S. fuscescens
S. hesperium

Synonyms

Sphaerozosma Corda (1842)

Sphaerosoma is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It contains three hypogeous (truffle-like) species that have been collected from Europe and North America.

References

  1. Corda ACJ. (1842). "Icones fungorum hucusque cognitorum" (in Latin). 5: 1–92 (see p. 27). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Sphaerosoma Klotzsch 1839". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 649. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerosoma


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