Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Rank Genus | Division Basidiomycota Order Boletales | |
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Family GastrosporiaceaePilát (1934) Similar Schenella pityophila, Gautieria morchelliformis, Geopora cooperi, Descomyces | ||
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.
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