''Calvatia oblongispora'' is a species of puffball from the genus '' Calvatia''. Found in Brazil, it was described as new to science in 2009. The fruitbody is spherical or nearly so, measuring about in diameter. The thin, fragile peridium is readily detachable from the internal gleba. It is light beige and wrinkled, with a small, short, thin

mycelium Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrate (biology), substrates. A typical single ...

cord up to 5 mm long. The spores are cylindrical to

ellipsoid An ellipsoid is a surface that may be obtained from a sphere by deforming it by means of directional scalings, or more generally, of an affine transformation. An ellipsoid is a quadric surface; that is, a surface that may be defined as the ...

in shape,

hyaline A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none. Histopathology Hyaline cartilage is ...

(translucent), and measure 5.4–7.5 by 3.6–4.3

µm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

. They are covered in small spiny protrusions and have a single oil droplet within.

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* Agaricaceae Fungi of Brazil Fungi described in 2009 Puffballs {{agaricaceae-stub