Octaviania
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Octaviania is a genus
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 15 species.
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...
. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 15 species.
Species
- Octaviania asterosperma
- Octaviania cyanescens
- Octaviania hinsbyi
- Octaviania ivoryana
- Octaviania lamingtonensis
- Octaviania malaiensis
- Octaviania plena
- Octaviania tasmanica