Boletochaete
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Boletochaete is a genus
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
. The genus contains three species found in Africa and southeast Asia. American mycologist Rolf Singer
circumscribed the genus in 1944.
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 genus contains three species found in Africa and southeast Asia. American mycologist Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms in the 20th century....
circumscribed the genus in 1944.