Gautieria morchelliformis Vittad.
(a false truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGautieria morchelliformis (a false truffle)
GenusGautieria (a genus of false truffles)
FamilyGOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)
OrderGOMPHALES (an order of coral, tooth and club fungi)
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. 1952 Hypogeous Fungi: II and III TBMS Vol 35 (4): 279-284.

Gautieria morchelliformis (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 Gautieria morchelliformis (a false truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gautieria morchelliformis (a false truffle)

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