Name:		Balsamia Vittad., Monographia Tuberacearum (1831) page 30 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Pseudobalsamia E. Fisch. (1907)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Helvellaceae Fr. [Family] Pezizales J. Schröt. [Order] Pezizomycetidae Locq. [Subclass] Pezizomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Balsamia alba Harkn. Balsamia ambigua Petitb. Balsamia fagiformis Tul. Balsamia filamentosa Harkn. Balsamia fragiformis Tul. Balsamia fusispora Schulzer Balsamia magnata Harkn. Balsamia nigrescens Harkn. Balsamia platyspora Berk. & Broome Balsamia polysperma Tul. Balsamia vulgaris Vittad.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (3 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]