Gummiglobus
Sign in to saveGummiglobus is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae family. The genus contains two Australian species described as new to science in 1996. The species, G. agglutinosporus and G. joyceae, "have columellae with wedge-shaped to digitate or strand-like projections that extend to the endocutis of the peridium and are embedded in a remarkable gummy tissue".
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GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderHysterangiales
- FamilyMesophelliaceae
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- Mesophelliaceae
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- Gummiglobus
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- Castellano, Trappe & Amar.
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Gummiglobus is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae family. The genus contains two Australian species described as new to science in 1996. The species, G. agglutinosporus and G. joyceae, "have columellae with wedge-shaped to digitate or strand-like projections that extend to the endocutis of the peridium and are embedded in a remarkable gummy tissue".
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