Gastrosporium
Genus of fungi
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Gastrosporium is the sole genus in the fungal family Gastrosporiaceae. It contains two truffle-like species,[2] the type G. simplex, and G. asiaticum. Both the family and genus were circumscribed by Italian mycologist Oreste Mattirolo in 1903.[1]
| Gastrosporium | |
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| Gastrosporium simplex | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Gastrosporiaceae Pilát (1934) |
| Genus: | Gastrosporium Mattir. (1903) |
| Type species | |
| Gastrosporium simplex Mattir. (1903) | |
| Species | |
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Gastrosporium asiaticum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucorhizon Velen. (1925) | |
