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BOLETALES E.-J. Gilbert, 1931 (spongecap taodstools and their relatives)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs #webs
Family BOLETACEAE Chevall., 1826 (sponge cap toadstools) 65 502 204 115 8 62 191
Family CONIOPHORACEAE Ulbr., 1928 (a family of resupinate boletes) 16            
Genus Coniophora Mérat, 1821 (a genus of resupinate boletes) 7   11 20   3 28
Species Jaapia argillacea Bres., 1911 (a resupinate bolete)             3
Species Jaapia ochroleuca (Bres.) Nannf. & J. Erikss., 1953 (a resupinate bolete)             2
Genus Leucogyrophana Pouzar, 1958 (a genus of resupinate boletes) 5           26
Species Pseudomerulius aureus (Fr.) Jülich, 1979 (a resupinate bolete)             1
Genus Serpula (a genus of resupinate boletes) 1           13
Family GASTROSPORIACEAE Pilát, 1934 (a fungus) 1            
Species Gastrosporium simplex Mattir., 1903 (Steppe Truffle)             1
Family GOMPHIDIACEAE Maire ex Jülich, 1982 (spike toadstools) 4 38 2 5   2 8
Family GYROPORACEAE Locq., 1984 (a fungus) 3            
Species Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.) Quél., 1886 (Chestnut Bolete)     8       3
Species Gyroporus cyanescens (Bull.) Quél., 1886 (a bolete)           1 5
Species Rubinoboletus rubinus (W.G. Sm.) Pilát & Dermek, 1969 (a bolete)           3 1
Family HYGROPHOROPSIDACEAE Kühner, 1980 (false chanterelles and some rollrims) 5            
Genus Hygrophoropsis (J. Schröt.) Maire, 1929 (false chanterelles) 3 13       1 9
Species Tapinella atrotomentosa (Batsch) fiutara, 1992 (Velvet Rollrim)   4         9
Species Tapinella panuoides (Fr.) E.-J. Gilbert, 1931 (Oyster Rollrim)   11 12     2 8
Family HYMENOGASTERACEAE Vittad., 1831 (a family of truffles) 11         5 40
Family LEUCOGASTRACEAE Moreau ex Fogel, 1979 (a family of basidiomycete truffles) 1            
Species Leucogaster liosporus R. Hesse, 1882 (a basidiomycete truffle)             1
Family MELANOGASTRACEAE E. Fisch., 1933 (slime truffles) 3            
Genus Melanogaster Corda, 1837 (slime truffles) 3         2 8
Family OCTAVIANIACEAE Locq. ex Pegler & T.W.K. Young, 1979 (a family of gasteromycetes) 5           7
Family PAXILLACEAE Lotsy, 1907 (a family of bolete toadstools) 3 18   2   5 16
Family RHIZOPOGONACEAE Gäum. & C.W. Dodge, 1928 (beard truffles) 5            
Genus Rhizopogon Fr. & Nordholm, 1817 (beard truffles) 5 15   5   3 9
Family SCLERODERMATACEAE Corda, 1842 (earthballs and dyeballs) 8 18 51 35   7 21
Family STROBILOMYCETACEAE (old men of the woods)           1  
Family SUILLACEAE (Singer) Besl & Bresinsky, 1997 (a fungus) 13            
Genus Suillus Gray, 1821 (a genus of boletes) 13 77 13 7 4 7 22

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Gruppo Micologico <<G. Bresadola>> di Trento - image gallery: http://www.mtsn.tn.it/bresadola/gallery_index.asp Web Site/Page
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1991 (Good selection of species covered, but most are illustrated elsewhere. The critical group of Xerocomus is given an old-fashioned teatment with the more recent taxa not represented.) Boletes & Agarics I
Henderson, D.M., Orton, P.D. & Watling, R., 1969 Agarics and Boleti - Introduction
McAdam, A., 2007 Keys to the genera of Agarics and Boletes

General Works

Orton, P.D. & Tofts, R., 1998 The Species Accumulation Curve for Agarics and Boleti from a Caledonian Pinewood.
Watling, R., 2002 One bolete genus or …?

BOLETALES 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with BOLETALES:

Boletales may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

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