''Destuntzia rubra'' is a species of

truffle A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus ''Tuber''. In addition to ''Tuber'', many other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including ''Geopora'', ''Peziz ...

-like

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

in the family

Gomphaceae The Gomphaceae are a diverse family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Phallales or cladistically as the ''gomphoid-phalloid clade''. The family has 13 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biologi ...

, and the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

of the genus ''

Destuntzia ''Destuntzia'' is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Gomphaceae. The genus contains five species found in North America. It is named after late American mycologist Daniel Elliot Stuntz Daniel Elliot Stuntz (March 15, 1909 - March 5, 19 ...

''. The fungus was first described scientifically in 1899 by

H. W. Harkness Harvey Willson Harkness (May 25, 1821 – July 10, 1901) was an American mycologist and natural historian best known for his early descriptions of California fungal species. Born and raised in Massachusetts and trained as a physician, Harkness ...

as ''Hymenogaster ruber''. Robert Fogel and

James Trappe James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is a mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species. He has authored or co-authored 450 scientific papers and written three books on the subject. MycoBank lists him as either author or co-auth ...

transferred it to ''Destuntzia'' in 1985.

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* Gomphaceae Fungi of North America Fungi described in 1899 {{Gomphales-stub