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Tuber iranicum, sp. nov., a truffle species belonging to the Excavatum clade.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Puliga Federico, Illice Mirko, Iotti Mirco, Baldo David, Zambonelli Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Truffles in the genus Tuber are hypogeus fungi that have a worldwide distribution. Despite this, knowledge about their diversity in the Middle East is very limited. In recent years, large quantities of truffles have been imported from Iran for being sold in Italy. While analyzing certain commercial batches of T. aestivum from Iran, we found some ascomata that resembled T. excavatum but had macro- and...
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