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| Sphaerosoma fuscescens | |
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| Genus: | Sphaerosoma Klotzsch (1839) |
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| Sphaerosoma fuscescens Klotzsch (1839) | |
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Sphaerosoma is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It contains three hypogeous (truffle-like) species that have been collected from Europe and North America. [3]
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