Chondrogaster

Chondrogaster
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Chondrogaster

Maire (1926)
Type species
Chondrogaster pachysporus
Maire (1926)
Species

Chondrogaster angustisporus
Chondrogaster pachysporus

Chondrogaster is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae family. The genus, described by French mycologist René Maire in 1926, contains two species, the type Chondrogaster pachysporus, and Chondrogaster angustisporus, described in 2000. Collectively, Chondrogaster is found in Mauritania, Brazil, and Europe.