Rhizopogon villosulus Zeller
(Reticulated Beard Truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizopogon villosulus (Reticulated Beard Truffle)
GenusRhizopogon (beard truffles)
FamilyRHIZOPOGONACEAE (beard truffles)
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. 1955 Hypogeous Fungi IV and V TBMS Vol 38 (1): 73-77.

Rhizopogon villosulus (Reticulated Beard Truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizopogon villosulus (Reticulated Beard Truffle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizopogon villosulus (Reticulated Beard Truffle)

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