Tuber borchii versus Tuber maculatum: neotype studies and DNA analyses

Authors
Mello, A Vizzini, A Longato, S Rollo, F Bonfante, P Trappe, JM
Citation
A. Mello et al., Tuber borchii versus Tuber maculatum: neotype studies and DNA analyses, MYCOLOGIA, 92(2), 2000, pp. 326-331
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
MYCOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00275514 → ACNP
Volume
92
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
326 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-5514(200003/04)92:2<326:TBVTMN>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Two similar truffle species described by Vittadini, Tuber borchii and T. ma culatum, were compared. We designate neotypes for both species, which were described microscopically and compared with fresh samples both morphologica lly and by DNA analysis. The results show that the collections, originally described by Vittadini on macroscopic characters and taste and smell, indee d represent distinct species that can be differentiated by peridial anatomy and DNA analysis.