Name:		Elaphomyces Nees, Syn. Pl. Mycet. (1820) page 68 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Hypogaeum Pers. (1797) Phymatium Chevall. (1826) Ceraunium Wallr. (1833) Ceratogaster Corda (1841) Lycoperdastrum Haller ex Kuntze (1891) Ascoscleroderma Clémencet (1932)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Elaphomycetaceae Tul. ex Paol. [Family] Eurotiales G.W. Martin ex Benny & Kimbr. [Order] Eurotiomycetidae Doweld [Subclass] Eurotiomycetes 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 Elaphomyces aculeatus Vittad. Elaphomyces anthracinus Vittad. Elaphomyces appalachiensis Linder Elaphomyces asahimontanus Kobayasi Elaphomyces asperulus Vittad. Elaphomyces atropurpureus Vittad. Elaphomyces carbonaceus Corner & Hawker Elaphomyces cervinus (L.) Schltdl. Elaphomyces citrinus Vittad. Elaphomyces cyanosporus Tul. Elaphomyces darjeelingensis K.S. Thind & B.M. Sharma Elaphomyces decipiens Vittad. Elaphomyces echinatus Vittad. Elaphomyces fici Tilak & Rokde Elaphomyces foetidus Vittad. Elaphomyces fragilisporus S. Imai Elaphomyces granulatus Fr. Elaphomyces guangdongensis B.C. Zhang Elaphomyces hassiacus R. Hesse Elaphomyces immutabilis Speg. Elaphomyces leucarpus Vittad. Elaphomyces leucosporus Vittad. Elaphomyces leveillei Tul. Elaphomyces maculatus Vittad. Elaphomyces miyabeanus S. Imai Elaphomyces morettii Vittad. Elaphomyces muricatus Fr. Elaphomyces mutabilis Vittad. Elaphomyces neoasperulus Kobayasi Elaphomyces nikkoensis S. Imai Elaphomyces nopporensis S. Imai Elaphomyces nucleatus Tul. Elaphomyces officinalis Nees Elaphomyces papillatus Vittad. Elaphomyces persoonii Vittad. Elaphomyces piriformis Vittad. Elaphomyces plicatus R. Hesse Elaphomyces plumbeus R. Hesse Elaphomyces porcatosporus B.C. Zhang Elaphomyces reticulatus Vittad. Elaphomyces reticulosporus B.C. Zhang Elaphomyces rubescens R. Hesse Elaphomyces rugosus Fr. Elaphomyces sapidus Massee Elaphomyces septatus Vittad. Elaphomyces shimizuensis Kobayasi Elaphomyces singaporensis Corner & Hawker Elaphomyces spinoreticulatus B.C. Zhang & Minter Elaphomyces striatosporus Kers Elaphomyces subvariegatus S. Imai Elaphomyces subviscidus (Zeller) Trappe & Guzmán Elaphomyces sulphureopallidus Vacek Elaphomyces titibuensis Kobayasi Elaphomyces trappei R. Galán & G. Moreno Elaphomyces tuberculatus A S. Xu Elaphomyces uliginosus R. Hesse Elaphomyces vanegatus Vittad. Elaphomyces variegatus Vittad. Elaphomyces verrucosus C.W. Dodge Elaphomyces virgatosporus Hollós Elaphomyces viridiseptum Trappe & Kimbr. Elaphomyces vulgaris Corda
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (11 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]