Pseudoboletus

Pseudoboletus
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Pseudoboletus
Šutara (1991)
Type species
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Šutara (1991)
Species

Pseudoboletus astraeicola
Pseudoboletus parasiticus

Pseudoboletus is a genus of fungus in the family Boletaceae. The genus contains two species found in north temperate areas that grow in a parasitic association with species of Scleroderma and Pisolithus,[1] or Astraeus.

Species

As of August 2023, Index Fungorum lists the following species in Pseudoboletus:

Image Name Taxon author Year
Pseudoboletus astraeicola (Imazeki) Šutara 2005
Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara 1991

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.