Phlebogaster is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Claustulaceae. Circumscribed in 1980 by mycologist Robert Fogel,[1] the genus contains two species found in the Canary Islands and Asia.[2]

Phlebogaster
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Phlebogaster

Fogel (1980)
Type species
Phlebogaster laurisylvicola
Fogel (1980)
Species

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  1. ^ Fogel R. (1980). "Additions to the hypogeous mycoflora of the Canary Islands and Madeira". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 14: 75–82.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.