Abstract
A description is provided for Terfezia arenaria, which forms mycorrhizas with a range of flowering plants. Some information on its substrata, habitats, economic impacts, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), Asia (Azerbaijan, China (Hebei), Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, former Soviet Union, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates), Atlantic Ocean (Spain (Islas Canarias)), Europe (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily), Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey)).