Boletus chrysenteron Bull.
(Red Cracking Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBoletus chrysenteron (Red Cracking Bolete)
GenusBoletus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cullington, P. 2006 remarkable specimen of Xerocomus chrysenteron Vol 7 (4) Page: 110

Boletus chrysenteron (Red Cracking Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus chrysenteron (Red Cracking Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Boletus chrysenteron (Red Cracking Bolete)
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