Hosakaea

Hosakaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Claustulaceae
Genus: Hosakaea
Mujic & M.E.Smith (2024)
Species:
H. violascens
Binomial name
Hosakaea violascens
(Choeyklin, Boonprat & Somrith) Mujic & M.E.Smith (2024)
Synonyms
  • Octaviania violascens Choeyklin, Boonprat. & Somrith. (2012)

Hosakaea is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae. The genus contains the single truffle-like species Hosakaea violascens, which is found in Thailand. It is named after Kentaro Hosaka, curator of Basidiomycota fungi at the Japanese National Museum of Nature and Science.

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