Tulostoma
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| Tulostoma | |
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| Tulostoma kotlabae | |
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| Tulostoma brumale | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Tulostoma Pers. (1794) |
| Type species | |
| Tulostoma mammosum | |
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Tulostoma is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Species in the genus are commonly known as stalkballs,[1] or stalked puffballs. Fossils of Tulostoma have been reported from 12 million year old rocks in central England[2] and 13.5 million year old coals from Slovakia.[3]
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