Claustula

Claustula
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Claustula

K.M.Curtis (1926)
Type species
Claustula fischeri
K.M.Curtis (1926)

Claustula is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae. It is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Claustula fischeri, described in 1926 and found in New Zealand and Tasmania. In May 2016, it was one of two native New Zealand fungi added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as endangered.

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