Tuber (fungus)

Tuber
	Tuber gibbosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Tuberaceae
Genus:	Tuber; P.Micheli ex F.H.Wigg. (1780)
Type species
	Tuber aestivum; Vittad. (1831)
Species
	86
Synonyms
	Tuber P.Micheli (1729); Tuberium Raf. (1815); Aschion Wallr. (1833); Ensaluta Zobel (1854); Lespiaultinia Zobel (1854); Oogaster Corda (1854); Tuber subgen. Vittadinion Zobel (1854); Vittadinion Zobel (1854); Terfeziopsis Harkn. (1899); Delastreopsis Mattir. (1905); Mukagomyces S.Imai (1940)

Tuber is a genus in the Tuberaceae family of fungi. It includes several species of truffles that are highly valued as delicacies. According to a standard reference text, the widespread genus contains 86 species.^[2]

References

^ "Tuber P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. 1780". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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[urlMycoBank:_Tuber-1] "Tuber P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. 1780". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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