Phlebogaster

Phlebogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Claustulaceae
Genus: Phlebogaster
Fogel (1980)
Type species
Phlebogaster laurisylvicola
Fogel (1980)
Species

Phlebogaster is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Claustulaceae. Circumscribed in 1980 by mycologist Robert Fogel, the genus contains two species found in the Canary Islands and Asia.

References

  1. ↑ Fogel R. (1980). "Additions to the hypogeous mycoflora of the Canary Islands and Madeira". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 14: 75–82.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.