Truffle Genus: Delastria
 Delastria rosea ascospore |
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Order: Pezizales Family: Uncertain |
Spore Characters
Surface: Alveolate reticulate to spiny (all extremes and intermediates occur in single specimens).
Shape and Size: Globose, 20-35 µm in diameter with reticulum up to 3 µm tall.
Wall: Single, <0.5 µm thick.
Color in Water: Hyaline to pale yellow.
Melzer's Reaction: Not distinctive.
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Sporocarp Characters
Shape and Size: Irregular to subglobose, 1-2 cm in diameter.
Peridium: Thin, evanescent and cottony, absent in patches.
Gleba: Solid, fleshy, white, developing to cream or pink to dark violet with brown stains. At maturity, brown marbled with pale veins.
Odor: Sour.
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