Genus
Tuber (Truffles)
Tuber gibbosum. Photo: (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean Ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus Tuber. Truffles are ectomycorrhizal fungi and are therefore usually found in close association with tree roots. Spore dispersal is accomplished through fungivores, animals that eat fungi.
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