Boletus porosporus Imler ex Watling
(Sepia Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBoletus porosporus (Sepia 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)
Records of Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete) :
1: Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete)
25 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak (Sycamore and Red Currant nearby)
Image 1: CapImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 5: PoresImage 6: Stipe - close-upImage 7: Cap surface - enlargedImage 8: Cap surface - magnifiedImage 9: Pores - enlargedImage 10: Pores - magnifiedImage 11: Stipe surface - apex - magnifiedImage 12: Stipe surface - mid-stipe - magnifiedImage 13: Cap cuticle cellsImage 14: Cap cuticle cells (2)Image 15: Cap cuticle cells (3)Image 16: Cap cuticle cells (4)Image 17: Cap cuticle cells (5)Image 18: SporesImage 19: Spores (2)Image 20: Spores (3)Image 21: Spores (4)
2: Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete)
24 Jul 1982 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pores and stipe - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe and pores - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe - in situImage 5: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnifiedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
3: Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete)
19 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Under oak, birch, Hazel
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views showing stipe and pores - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe and pores - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 5: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spore - highly magnifiedImage 8: Description

Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete)
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