Gastrosporium | |
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Gastrosporium simplex | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: |
Gastrosporiaceae Pilát (1934) |
Genus: |
Gastrosporium Mattir. (1903) |
Type species | |
Gastrosporium simplex Mattir. (1903) |
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Species | |
Synonyms | |
Leucorhizon Velen. (1925) |
Leucorhizon Velen. (1925)
Gastrosporium is the sole genus in the fungal family Gastrosporiaceae. It contains two truffle-like species, the type G. simplex, and G. asiaticum. Both the family and genus were circumscribed by Italian mycologist Oreste Mattirolo in 1903.