Destuntzia rubra

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Destuntzia rubra
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Binomial name
Destuntzia rubra
(Harkn.) Fogel & Trappe (1985)
Synonyms
  • Hymenogaster ruber Harkn. (1899)

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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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