Wakefieldia macrospora (Hawker) Hawker
(a false truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWakefieldia macrospora (a 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
Hawker, L.E. 1951 I. A hypogaeous Gasteromycete, Sclerogaster macrosporus n.sp. HYPOGAEOUS FUNGI TBMS Vol 34 (2): 216-219.

Wakefieldia macrospora (a 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 Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle)

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