| Hosakaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Claustulaceae |
| Genus: | Hosakaea Mujic & M.E.Smith (2024) |
| Species: | H. violascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hosakaea violascens (Choeyklin, Boonprat & Somrith) Mujic & M.E.Smith (2024)
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Hosakaea is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae.[1] The genus contains the single truffle-like species Hosakaea violascens, which is found in Thailand.[2][1] It is named after Kentaro Hosaka, curator of Basidiomycota fungi at the Japanese National Museum of Nature and Science.[1]