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Pezizales

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Tuber
Pezizales
Scientific classification
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Pezizales
Families

Ascobolaceae
Discinaceae
Helvellaceae
Morchellaceae
Otidiaceae
Pezizaceae
Pyronemataceae
Sarcoscyphaceae
Terfeziaceae
Thelebolaceae
Tuberaceae

Pezizales is an order of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota.

It contains a number of species of economic importance, such as morels, the black and white truffles, and the desert truffles.

References

  • C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5