Suillellus mendax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Suillellus |
Species: | S. mendax
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Binomial name | |
Suillellus mendax (Simonini & Vizzini) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Suillellus mendax is a species of bolete fungus found in Europe. It was originally published as a species of Boletus when it was newly described in 2013, [2] but then transferred to Suillellus the following year. [3]
This species is morphologically very similar to the widespread Suillellus luridus, but differs in its predominantly acidophilous ecology, a mostly dull-coloured, finely felty cap and more narrowly ellipsoid to subfusiform spores measuring (12.4–)13.3–14.7(–15.5) × (4.5–)4.9– 5.5(–5.7) μm. [3]
Suillellus mendax forms ectomycorrhizal associations with beech ( Fagus), oak ( Quercus) and sweet chestnut ( Castanea). So far, it has been molecularly verified from Italy, [2] France [4] and the island of Cyprus. [4]
Suillellus mendax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Suillellus |
Species: | S. mendax
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Binomial name | |
Suillellus mendax (Simonini & Vizzini) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Suillellus mendax is a species of bolete fungus found in Europe. It was originally published as a species of Boletus when it was newly described in 2013, [2] but then transferred to Suillellus the following year. [3]
This species is morphologically very similar to the widespread Suillellus luridus, but differs in its predominantly acidophilous ecology, a mostly dull-coloured, finely felty cap and more narrowly ellipsoid to subfusiform spores measuring (12.4–)13.3–14.7(–15.5) × (4.5–)4.9– 5.5(–5.7) μm. [3]
Suillellus mendax forms ectomycorrhizal associations with beech ( Fagus), oak ( Quercus) and sweet chestnut ( Castanea). So far, it has been molecularly verified from Italy, [2] France [4] and the island of Cyprus. [4]