Name:		Thelephora caryophyllea Fr., (1821) page 430
Basionym:		Helvella caryophyllea Schaeff.
Synonym(s):		Merulius caryophylleus (Schaeff.) With. (1792)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Thelephora Ehrh. ex Willd. [Genus] Thelephoraceae Chevall. [Family] Thelephorales Corner ex Oberw. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Thelephora caryophyllea var. ambigua (Pers.) Pers. Thelephora caryophyllea var. caryophyllea Thelephora caryophyllea var. laciniata (Pers.) Bres. & Sacc. Thelephora caryophyllea var. luzonensis Bres.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (4 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]