Manjón, José L., Luis G. García-Montero, Pablo Alvarado, Gabriel Moreno & Gabriella Di Massimo. Tuber pseudoexcavatum versus T. pseudohimalayense — new data on the molecular taxonomy and mycorrhizae of Chinese truffles. Mycotaxon 110: 399–412. 2009.

ABSTRACT: The study of Chinese Tuber species available in European markets began 14 years ago. T. pseudohimalayense was proposed as a new species but has been questioned. We evaluated the validity of T. pseudohimalayense by comparing the molecular genetics and ectomycorrhizal morphology of T. pseudohimalayense, T. pseudoexcavatum, and T. indicum. As a result of these studies, we propose T. pseudoexcavatum to represent a synonym of T. pseudohimalayense.

KEYWORDS: Tuberaceae, hypogeous fungus