Terfezia fanfani Mattir., Malpighia, 14: 71 (1900).
Basionym Terfezia fanfani Mattir., Malpighia, 14: 71 (1900).
Diagnosis Fungus subglobosus regularis, vel irregularis, vel gibboso-sulcatus ab avellanae ad ovi gallinacei magnitudinem varians. Peridium laeve, crassiusculum plur. millim. mensurans, continuum, initio ochraceum, dein castaneo-badium, hic illic dilute rufescit. Caro pulposa, continua, initio pallide colorata, dein fuscata, umbrina; venis numerosis albidis, marmorata; quae venae nucleos fructiferos rotundos circumscribunt. Asci late ovati octospori, sine caudiculo, long 75, lat. 45 micr. Sporae sphaericae, fuligineae, diam. 15 micr. (sine aculeis), densissime echinatae.
Hanc speciem libenter appellem nomine Alfredi Fanfani de Flora Sardoa optime meriti et merituri.
Habitat in Sardinia – Territorio Orune, Aprili Majo.
Type ex herb. Mattirolo (TO) - lectotypus
MycoBank 144563
Literature
Alsheikh A.M. 1994. Taxonomy and mycorrhizal ecology of the desert truffles in the genus Terfezia.
Bordallo J.J., Rodriguez A., Muñoz-Mohedano J.M., Suz L.M., Honrubia M., Morte A. 2013. Five new Terfezia species from the Iberian Peninsula. Mycotaxon, 124: 189-208.
Calonge F.D., De la Torre M., Lawrynowicz M. 1977. Contribución al estudio de los hongos hipogeos de España. Anales del Instituto Botanico A.J. Cavanilles, 34: 15-31.
Mattirolo O. 1900. Gli ipogei di Sardegna e di Sicilia. Malphigia, 14: 39-110.
Moreno G., Galán R., Ortega A. 1986. Hypogeous fungi from continental Spain I. Cryptogamie Mycologie, 7: 201-229.
Classification: Pezizaceae, Terfezia
Created on 05/05/2016.
Updated on 07/08/2023.
