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Pseudoboletus

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, or Astraeus.

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Pseudoboletus
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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.