Name:		Hippoperdon Mont. apud Sagra, R. de la, (1842) page 319 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Calvatia Fr.
Synonym(s):		Calvatia subgen. Hippoperdon (Mont.) M. Lange (1993)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Agaricaceae Chevall. [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Hippoperdon crucibulum Mont. Hippoperdon pila Lév. Hippoperdon piriforme Lév. Hippoperdon pisiforme (Kalchbr.) Bres. Hippoperdon pyriforme Lév. Hippoperdon sorokinii De Toni Hippoperdon turbinatum Mont.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]