Porphyrellus
Encyclopedia
Porphyrellus is a genus
of fungi belonging to the Boletaceae
family.
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 belonging to the 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...
family.
Species
- Porphyrellus alboater
- Porphyrellus alveolatus
- Porphyrellus amylosporus
- Porphyrellus atrafuscus
- Porphyrellus atrobrunneus
- Porphyrellus brunneus
- Porphyrellus cyaneotinctus
- Porphyrellus dictyotus
- Porphyrellus festivus
- Porphyrellus formosanus
- Porphyrellus fuligineus
- Porphyrellus fumosipes
- Porphyrellus fusisporus
- Porphyrellus gracilis
- Porphyrellus heterospermus
- Porphyrellus indecisus
- Porphyrellus longipes
- Porphyrellus malaccensis
- Porphyrellus niger
- Porphyrellus nigrellus
- Porphyrellus niveus
- Porphyrellus nothofagi
- Porphyrellus novae-zelandiae
- Porphyrellus pacificus
- Porphyrellus porphyrosporusPorphyrellus porphyrosporusPorphyrellus porphyrosporus, commonly known as the dusky bolete, is a rare fungus belonging to the Boletaceae family. With its purple-brown cap and stem, Porphyrellus porphyrosporus is not easy to spot, despite its large size. This summer and autumn species occurs under pines, but can also be found...
- Porphyrellus rionegrensis
- Porphyrellus sordidus
- Porphyrellus subflavidus
- Porphyrellus subvirens
- Porphyrellus tristis
- Porphyrellus umbrosus
- Porphyrellus venezuelae
- Porphyrellus violaceiporus
- Porphyrellus viscidus
- Porphyrellus zaragozae