1 Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 75005 Paris, France; Faculty of Biology, University of Gdan´sk, 80-308 Gdan´sk, Poland. Electronic address: ma.selosse@wanadoo.fr.
Best known for their culinary value, truffles are lineages that belongs to the Ascomycete fungi. M.-A. Selosse explores the biology underlying their distinct features.