Tuber (fungus)
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Tuber is a genus in the fungal family Tuberaceae, with estimated molecular dating to the end of the Jurassic period (156 Mya).[2] It includes several species of truffles that are highly valued as delicacies.
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Tuber | |
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Tuber gibbosum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Tuberaceae |
Genus: | Tuber P.Micheli ex F.H.Wigg. (1780) |
Type species | |
Tuber aestivum (Wulfen) Spreng. (1827) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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