TuberID

Database for morphological and molecular identification of Tuber species

Tuber excavatum

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Ascocarp

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Taxon

Species ID
8
Species Name
Tuber excavatum
Clade
Aestivum
Index Fungorum Record
226823
MycoBank ID
123147
Fungal Names ID
226823
Catalogue of Life Record
59HYB
GBIF Record
5258465
Synonyms
-
Edible
N
Authorship
Vittad.
Author Names
Vittadini C.
Reference
Monogr. Tuberac. (Milano): 44
First Description (Year)
1831

Ascocarp

Odour
Strong, unpleasant
Ascocarp Form
lobose to subglobose or irregular, with a distinct cavity
Ascocarp Size (cm)
2-5

Peridium

External Morphology (Peridium)
surface smooth or finely papillate
Peridium Color
yellow, yellow-ochre to yellow-brown
Wart Morphology
-
Wart Size (cm)
-

Gleba

Gleba Color at Maturity
straw, brownish-ochre to reddish-brown
Gleba Aspect
compact, hard, marbled with off-white to pale yellow veins originating from the base of the cavity and branching towards the ascocarp surface

Spores

Spore Form
ellipsoidal
Spore Minimum Length (μm)
22
Spore Maximum Length (μm)
33
Spore Minimum Diameter (μm)
30
Spore Maximum Diameter (μm)
46
Spore color
yellowish-brown
Spore ornamentation
regular reticulum
Spore ornamentation height (µm)
3.5-7
Spore ornamentation diameter (µm)
8-15

Mycorrhiza (ECM)

ECM Form
-
ECM color (young)
-
ECM color (mature)
-
Cystidia form
-
Cystidia color
-
Cystidia Length (µm)
-
Cystidia Basal Diameter (µm)
-
Cystidia Position
-
Mantle Cells Form
-
Mantle cell density
(in a 20x20µm square)
-

Hosts

Host #1
Host Latin Name
Quercus cerris
Catalogue of Life Record
4R4KH
GBIF Record
2880580
Host #2
Host Latin Name
Quercus robur
Catalogue of Life Record
4R5YN
GBIF Record
2878688
Host #3
Host Latin Name
Corylus avellana
Catalogue of Life Record
YQ55
GBIF Record
2875979
Host #4
Host Latin Name
Fagus sylvatica
Catalogue of Life Record
3DSK5
GBIF Record
2882316
Host #5
Host Latin Name
Quercus pubescens
Catalogue of Life Record
4R5VW
GBIF Record
2881283
Host #9
Host Latin Name
Ostrya carpinifolia
Catalogue of Life Record
6TCXD
GBIF Record
5332305
Host #10
Host Latin Name
Tilia cordata
Catalogue of Life Record
56WPP
GBIF Record
3152047
Host #11
Host Latin Name
Tilia platyphyllos
Catalogue of Life Record
7CC2T
GBIF Record
3152048
Host #12
Host Latin Name
Pinus nigra
Catalogue of Life Record
4J2D5
GBIF Record
5284809
Host #13
Host Latin Name
Pinus pinea
Catalogue of Life Record
77KSK
GBIF Record
5285165
Host #14
Host Latin Name
Pinus sylvestris
Catalogue of Life Record
4J2J5
GBIF Record
5285637
Host #15
Host Latin Name
Pinus halepensis
Catalogue of Life Record
4J27Y
GBIF Record
5285604

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