Gastrosporium

Gastrosporium
	Gastrosporium simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Gastrosporiaceae; Pilát (1934)
Genus:	Gastrosporium; Mattir. (1903)
Type species
	Gastrosporium simplex; Mattir. (1903)
Species
	G. asiaticum; G. simplex
Synonyms[1]
	Leucorhizon Velen. (1925)

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]

References

"Gastrosporium Mattir. :361, 1903". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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[urlMycoBank:_Gastrosporium-1] "Gastrosporium Mattir. :361, 1903". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

[Kirk_2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.