Family Tuberaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Tubercaceae, also known as the family Tuberais, consists of a group of fungi which are closely related to the earth tongue genus, Geoglossaceae, but were more immediately recognized as part of the family Tuberaceae and then had their position refined to one for the newly recognized Tubercaceae.
- The truffles of the Mediterranean region, such as those produced by the genus Tuber, are well-known and highly prized, whereas some members of the family Tubercaceae have a comparable appearance but differ in their unremarkable smell and taste.
- DNA sequencing has been applied to characterize members of the family Tubercaceae that display unique morphological features, especially given that the species was previously unknown and had initially been mislabeled due to an improper understanding of the species classification within its family and genus.
- The family Tubercaceae can develop and produce ascocarps in a remarkably wide range of sizes, varying in size from acorns to large apples, however only achieving about half the size of their large counterparts.
- While their unpalatability renders a lower ranking for human consumption among other types of fungi species of the family Tubercaceae bring a delicate tenderness and variety of shape when gathered and evaluated by mycologists and in comparison to those fungi types known as Geoglossaceae.