Gyrodon
Encyclopedia
Gyrodon is a genus
of pored mushroom
bearing close affinity to the genus Paxillus
. Recent molecular research has confirmed this relationship of the two genera as sister groups, together lying near the base of a phylogenetic tree from which the genus Boletus
arises.
Species include Gyrodon lividus
of Europe, and G. merulioides of North America.
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 pored mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
bearing close affinity to the genus Paxillus
Paxillus
Paxillus is a genus of mushrooms of which most are known to be poisonous or inedible. The widespread genus contains 15 species. Species include Paxillus involutus and Paxillus vernalis...
. Recent molecular research has confirmed this relationship of the two genera as sister groups, together lying near the base of a phylogenetic tree from which the genus 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...
arises.
Species include Gyrodon lividus
Gyrodon lividus
Gyrodon lividus, commonly known as the alder bolete, is a pored mushroom bearing close affinity to the genus Paxillus. It is also known as Uloporus lividus by some authorities. Found predominantly in Europe, though also recorded from Japan and California, it is distinguished by its decurrent...
of Europe, and G. merulioides of North America.