Chondrogaster

Chondrogaster is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae family. The genus, described by French mycologist René Maire in 1926,^[1] contains two species, the type Chondrogaster pachysporus, and Chondrogaster angustisporus, described in 2000.^[2] Collectively, Chondrogaster is found in Mauritania, Brazil, and Europe.^[3]

Chondrogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Hysterangiales
Family:	Mesophelliaceae
Genus:	Chondrogaster Maire (1926)
Type species
Chondrogaster pachysporus Maire (1926)
Species
Chondrogaster angustisporus Chondrogaster pachysporus