Destuntzia rubra

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Destuntzia rubra

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1
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Binomial name
Destuntzia rubra
(
Harkn.) Fogel & Trappe
(1985)
Synonyms
  • Hymenogaster ruber Harkn. (1899)

Destuntzia rubra is a species of truffle-like fungus in the family Claustulaceae,[1] and the type species of the genus Destuntzia. The fungus was first described scientifically in 1899 by H. W. Harkness as Hymenogaster ruber. Robert Fogel and James Trappe transferred it to Destuntzia in 1985.[2]

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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Lacks a stipe
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