Hydnotrya confusa Spooner
(Confusing Fold Truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnotrya confusa (Confusing Fold Truffle)
GenusHydnotrya (a genus of truffles)
FamilyDISCINACEAE (a family of discomycetes, truffles and false morels)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. 1992 A New Species of Hydnotrya (Helvellaceae) from the British Isles Kew Bulletin Vol 47 (3): 502.

Hydnotrya confusa (Confusing Fold Truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnotrya confusa (Confusing Fold Truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnotrya confusa (Confusing Fold Truffle)

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