Elaphomyces

Elaphomyces
	Elaphomyces muricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus:	Elaphomyces; Nees (1820)
Type species
	Elaphomyces granulatus; Fr. (1829)
Species
	25, see text
Synonyms
	Hypogaeum Pers. (1797); Phymatium Chevall. (1826); Ceraunium Wallr. (1833); Ceratogaster Corda (1841); Lycoperdastrum Haller ex Kuntze (1891); Ascoscleroderma Clémencet (1932);

Elaphomyces (‘deer truffles’) is a genus of hypogeous fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae. The widespread genus contains 25 truffle-like species. Elaphomyces is one of the most important ectomycorrhizal fungal genera in temperate and subarctic forest ecosystems. 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.

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