Tuber | |
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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) |
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Tuber P.Micheli (1729) |
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.