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Elaphomyces

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Elaphomyces
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Elaphomyces (‘deer truffles’) is a genus of hypogeous fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae. The widespread genus contains 25 truffle-like species.[2] Elaphomyces is one of the most important ectomycorrhizal fungal genera in temperate and subarctic forest ecosystems.[3] E. asperulus, E. granulatus, and E. muricatus were found to accumulate arsenic (12–660 mg/kg in dry mass); the composition of organoarsenicals is very unusual, with methylarsonic acid and trimethylarsine oxide as major As compounds.[4]

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Species

  • Elaphomyces aculeatus
  • Elaphomyces anthracinus
  • Elaphomyces citrinus
  • Elaphomyces compleximurus[5]
  • Elaphomyces cyanosporus
  • Elaphomyces digitatus[5]
  • Elaphomyces granulatus, known as deer balls, hart's balls, hart's truffles, or lycoperdon nuts (cf. Lycoperdon)[6]
  • Elaphomyces japonicus
  • Elaphomyces leucosporus
  • Elaphomyces leveillei
  • Elaphomyces morettii
  • Elaphomyces muricatus
  • Elaphomyces officinalis
  • Elaphomyces viridiseptum
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