Elaphomyces

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Elaphomyces
Elaphomyces muricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Elaphomycetaceae
Genus: Elaphomyces
Nees (1820)
Type species
Elaphomyces granulatus
Fr. (1829)
Species

25, see text

Synonyms[1]

Hypogaeum Pers. (1797)
Phymatium Chevall. (1826)
Ceraunium Wallr. (1833)
Ceratogaster Corda (1841)
Lycoperdastrum Haller ex Kuntze (1891)
Ascoscleroderma Clémencet (1932)

Elaphomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae. The widespread genus contains 25 truffle-like species.[2]

Species

  • Elaphomyces aculeatus
  • Elaphomyces anthracinus
  • Elaphomyces citrinus
  • Elaphomyces compleximurus[3]
  • Elaphomyces cyanosporus
  • Elaphomyces digitatus[3]
  • Elaphomyces granulatus, known as deer balls, hart's balls, hart's truffles, or lycoperdon nuts (cf. Lycoperdon)[4]
  • Elaphomyces japonicus
  • Elaphomyces leucosporus
  • Elaphomyces leveillei
  • Elaphomyces morettii
  • Elaphomyces muricatus
  • Elaphomyces officinalis
  • Elaphomyces viridiseptum

References

  1. "Elaphomyces Nees 1820". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Castellano MA, Henkel TW, Miller SL, Smith ME, Aime MC. (2012). "New Elaphomyces species (Elaphomycetaceae, Eurotiales, Ascomycota) from Guyana". Mycologia 104 (5): 1244–9. doi:10.3852/12-061. PMID 22505430. 
  4. Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. deer, hart, lycoperdon
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