Elaphomyces aculeatus Vittad.
(a false truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Elaphomyces aculeatus (a false truffle)
Genus	Elaphomyces (a genus of false truffles)
Family	ELAPHOMYCETACEAE (a family of hypogeous ascomycetes)
Order	EUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	EUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Elaphomyces aculeatus is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hawker, L.E.	1952	Hypogeous Fungi: II and III	TBMS Vol 35 (4): 279-284.

Elaphomyces aculeatus (a false truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Elaphomyces
(a genus of false truffles)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Elaphomyces aculeatus (a false truffle)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Elaphomyces aculeatus (a false truffle)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Elaphomyces aculeatus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)