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''Tuber'' is a
According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (2008), this widespread genus contains 86 species.
''Tuber'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
in the Tuberaceae family of fungi
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 ...
, with estimated molecular dating to the end of the Jurassic period
The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...
(156 Mya). It includes several 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'', '' Pe ...
s that are highly valued as delicacies.
Species
According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (2008), this widespread genus contains 86 species.
New discoveries
In 2015 a new species ''Tuber petrophilum'' (close relative to ''Tuber melanosporum'' and ''Tuber brumale'') was discovered in the Dinaric Alps (Southeastern Europe, Serbia). In 2016, two new species were discovered in Brazil. ''Tuber floridanum'' (with the commercial name Trufa Sapucaya meaning 'The last Guarany breath') and ''Tuber brennemanii'' grow in association with pecan rootlets.References
External links
* Pezizales genera {{Pezizomycetes-stub