Gallacea scleroderma

Gallacea scleroderma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hysterangiales
Family: Gallaceaceae
Genus: Gallacea
Species:
G. scleroderma
Binomial name
Gallacea scleroderma
(Cooke) Lloyd

Gallacea scleroderma, also known as the velvet potato fungus, is a truffle-like basidiomycete fungus endemic to New Zealand. This species is notable for its subterranean fruiting bodies, which resemble small, velvety tubers. It belongs to the family Gallaceaceae within the order Hysterangiales.

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