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Suillus Gray, 1821 (a genus of boletes)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs #webs
Species Suillus bovinus (L.) Roussel, 1796 (Bovine Bolete) 16 3 2     3
Variety Suillus bresadolae var. flavogriseus Cazzoli & Cons., 1998 (Bearded Bolete)         1 1
Species Suillus cavipes (Opat.) A.H. Sm. & Thiers, 1964 (Hollow Bolete)           1
Species Suillus collinitus (Fr.) Kuntze, 1898 (a bolete) 1         1
Species Suillus flavidus (Fr.) J. Presl, 1846 (a bolete) 4       2 3
Species Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel, 1796 (Weeping Bolete) 7       1 2
Species Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer, 1945 (Larch Bolete) 13       1 1
Species Suillus lakei (Murrill) A.H. Sm. & Thiers, 1964 (a bolete)           2
Species Suillus luteus (L.) Roussel, 1796 (Slippery Jack) 12 10 2     1
Species Suillus placidus (Bonord.) Singer, 1945 (a bolete)           2
Species Suillus tridentinus (Bres.) Singer, 1945 (a bolete)           1
Species Suillus variegatus (Sw.) Richon & Roze, 1888 (Velvet Bolete) 18   3     2
Species Suillus viscidus (L.) Roussel, 1796 (Sticky Bolete) 6     4   1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Hills, A., 2004 A Strange Find - and the Explanation

General Works

Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I., 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world

Suillus may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Suillus:

fruitbody (liquified) liquified fruitbody is food source of larva Cheilosia longula - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Rotheray, G.E., 1993

Suillus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

References

Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe

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