Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Tuberaceae Rank Family | ||
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Similar Truffles, Pezizales, Périgord black truffle, Piedmont white truffle, Tuber aestivum | ||
How to pronounce tuberaceae
The Tuberaceae /tjuːbəˈreɪsiː/ are a family of mycorrhizal fungi. It includes the genus Tuber, which includes the so-called "true" truffles. It was characterized by the Belgian botanist Barthélemy Charles Joseph du Mortier in 1822. A molecular study of ribosomal DNA by mycologist Kerry O'Donnell in 1997 found that a small clade now redefined as Helvellaceae is most closely related to the Tuberaceae.
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