Austroboletus
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Austroboletus is a genus
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
. Formerly a subgenus of Boletus
, Austroboletus was raised to genus level in 1979. Although they resemble the boletes macroscopically, Austroboletus is differentiated microscopically with spores that are pitted, rather than smooth.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
Boletaceae
Boletaceae are a family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by developing their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills, as are found in agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Cep or King Bolete , much sought after by mushroom hunters...
. Formerly a subgenus of Boletus
Boletus
Boletus is a genus of mushroom, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, essentially containing all fungi with pores...
, Austroboletus was raised to genus level in 1979. Although they resemble the boletes macroscopically, Austroboletus is differentiated microscopically with spores that are pitted, rather than smooth.
Species
- A. cornalinus (Perr.-Bertr. & R. Heim) E. Horak (1980)
- A. dictyotus (Boedijn) Wolfe (1980)
- A. eburneus Watling & N.M. Greg. (1986)
- A. festivus (Singer) Wolfe (1980)
- A. fusisporus (Kawam. ex Imazeki & Hongo) Wolfe (1980)
- A. graciliaffinis Singer (1988)
- Spores are elliptical (in face view) or fusiform (in profile view), with average dimensions of 16.7 by 7.7 µmMicrometreA micrometer , is by definition 1×10-6 of a meter .In plain English, it means one-millionth of a meter . Its unit symbol in the International System of Units is μm...
.- A. gracilis (Peck) Wolfe (1980)
- The pore surface is initially whitish, then later matures to pinkish or flesh-colored. The stem is typically slim.
- A. heterospermus (R. Heim & Perr.-Bertr.) Singer (1983)
- A. lacunosus (Kuntze) T.W. May & A.E. Wood (1995)
- A. latitubulosus E. Horak (1980)
- A. longipes (Massee) Wolfe (1980)
- A. malaccensis (Pat. & C.F. Baker) Wolfe (1980)
- A. mucosus (Corner) Wolfe (1980)
- A. mutabilis Halling, Osmundson & M.A. Neves (2006)
- A. neotropicalis Singer, J. García & L.D. Gómez (1991)
- A. occidentalis Watling & N.M. Greg. (1986)
- A. olivaceus Singer (1983)
- Spores are elliptical (in face view) or fusiform (in profile view), with average dimensions of 12.9 by 5.9 µmMicrometreA micrometer , is by definition 1×10-6 of a meter .In plain English, it means one-millionth of a meter . Its unit symbol in the International System of Units is μm...
.- A. purpurascens (Heinem.) E. Horak (1980)
- A. rarus (Corner) E. Horak (1980)
- A. rionegrensis (Singer & I.J. Araujo) Singer (1983)
- A. rostrupii (Syd. & P. Syd.) E. Horak (1980)
- A. rubiicolor (Corner) E. Horak (1980)
- A. schichianus (Teng & L. Ling) E. Horak (1980)
- A. subflavidus (Murrill) Wolfe (1980)
- The cap color ranges from whitish to pale grayish yellow; the mushroom has a bitter taste.
- A. subvirens (Hongo) Wolfe (1980)
- A. trinitatensis Wolfe (1988)
- A. tristis (Pat. & C.F. Baker) Wolfe (1980)
External links
- Index Fungorum
- Roger's Mushrooms A. subflavidus