Octaviania asterosperma Vittad.
(Chalky False Truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOctaviania asterosperma (Chalky False Truffle)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hobart, C. 2009 Three rarely recorded truffle species - or news from the underground Field Mycology Vol 10 (1): 5-8.

Octaviania asterosperma (Chalky False Truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Octaviania asterosperma (Chalky False Truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Octaviania asterosperma (Chalky False Truffle)

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