Tuber maculatum Vittad.
(a truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Tuber maculatum (a truffle)
Genus	Tuber (a genus of truffles)
Family	TUBERACEAE (a family of truffles)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hobart, C.	2009	Three rarely recorded truffle species - or news from the underground	Field Mycology Vol 10 (1): 5-8.

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

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tuber maculatum (a truffle)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tuber maculatum (a truffle)

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Tuber maculatum Vittad.
(a truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Tuber maculatum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)