Descolea alba (Klotzsch) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm.
(a truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDescolea alba (a truffle)
GenusDescolea (a genus of fungi)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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
Lago-Alvarez, M. & Castro, M.L. 2004 Macrobasidiomicetos asociados a Eucalyptus en la Península Ibérica Fungi Non Delineati Pars XXVII.
Roberts, P.J. 2000 Profiles of Fungi No. 118: Hymenangium album Klotzsch Mycologist Vol 14 (4): 160.
Watling, R. 1988 Eucalypt associates Mycologist Vol 02 (2): 73-74.

Descolea alba (a truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Descolea alba (a truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Descolea alba (a truffle)
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