Destuntzia rubra is a species of truffle-like fungus in the family Claustulaceae,[1] and the type species of the genus Destuntzia. The fungus was first described scientifically in 1899 by H. W. Harkness as Hymenogaster ruber. Robert Fogel and James Trappe transferred it to Destuntzia in 1985.[2]
Destuntzia rubra | |
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Destuntzia rubra | |
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References
edit- ^ Mujic A, Elliot T, Stephens R, Trappe J, Kristol R, Sublett D, Smith ME (2024). "Rare but widespread: A systematic revision of the truffle-forming genera Destuntzia and Kjeldsenia and formation of new genus, Hosakaea". Mycologia. 116 (1): 148–169. doi:10.1080/00275514.2023.2259786.
- ^ Fogel R, Trappe JM (1985). "Destuntzia a new genus in the Hymenogastraceae (Basidiomycotina)". Mycologia. 77 (5): 732–742. doi:10.2307/3793282. JSTOR 3793282.
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Edibility is unknown |