Tuber (fungus) explained

Tuber is a genus in the fungal family Tuberaceae, with estimated molecular dating to the end of the Jurassic period (156 Mya).^[1] It includes several species of truffles that are highly valued as delicacies.

New discoveries

In 2015, a new species Tuber petrophilum (close relative to Tuber melanosporum and Tuber brumale) was discovered in the Dinaric Alps (Southeastern Europe, Serbia).^[2] In 2016, two new species were discovered in Brazil. Tuber floridanum (with the commercial name Trufa Sapucaya meaning 'The last Guarany breath') and Tuber brennemanii grow in association with pecan rootlets.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Tuber (fungus) species

External links

• Web site: The Lightning and the Truffle. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124095007/http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/more.html. January 24, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Maccarrone. Mauro. 2020-12-01. Phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids: different in nature. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali. en. 31. 4. 931–938. 10.1007/s12210-020-00957-z. 1720-0776. free.
2. Milenković . Miroljub . Grebenc . Tine . Marković . Miroslav . Ivančević . Boris . Tuber petrophilum, a new truffle species from Serbia . Mycotaxon . October–December 2015 . 130 . 4 . 1141–1152 . 10.5248/130.1141 . Milenković et al. 2015. free .
3. Marcelo Aloisio Sulzbacher . Jonas Janner Hamann . Diniz Fronza . Rodrigo Josemar Seminoti Jacques . Admir José Giachini . Tine Grebenc . Zaida Inês Antoniolli . FUNGOS ECTOMICORRÍZICOS EM PLANTAÇÕES DE NOGUEIRA-PECÃ E O POTENCIAL DA TRUFICULTURA NO BRASIL . Ciênc. Florest . 2019 . 29-2. 2 . 975–987 . 10.5902/1980509827581. free .
4. Arthur C Grupe 2nd . Marcelo A Sulzbacher . Tine Grebenc . Rosanne Healy . Gregory Bonito . Matthew E Smith. Tuber brennemanii and Tuber floridanum: Two new Tuber species are among the most commonly detected ectomycorrhizal taxa within commercial pecan (Carya illinoinensis) orchards. Mycologia . 2018 . 110. 4 . 780–790 . 10.1080/00275514.2018.1490121 . 30130456 . 52056622 .