Genus

Xerocomellus

Xerocomellus chrysenteron. Photo: (c) Petr Šíma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Xerocomellus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus, as it was described in 2008, contained 12 species. However X. rubellus and X. engelii were transferred to the new genus Hortiboletus and X. armeniacus was transferred to the new genus Rheubarbariboletus in 2015. Molecular analysis supports the distinction of Xerocomellus species from Boletus and Xerocomus, within which these species were formerly contained. Xerocomellus in fact is only distantly related to Xerocomus and is…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Boletales (Boletes and allies)
        Family: Boletaceae (Boletes)
        Subfamily: Boletoideae
        Genus: Xerocomellus
        Species: Xerocomellus mendocinensis
        Species: Xerocomellus zelleri (Zeller’s bolete)
        Species: Xerocomellus atropurpureus
        Species: Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Red-cracking bolete)
        Species: Xerocomellus amylosporus
        Species: Xerocomellus diffractus
        Species: Xerocomellus truncatus

Subtaxa

Species: Xerocomellus mendocinensis

Species: Xerocomellus zelleri (Zeller’s bolete)

Species: Xerocomellus atropurpureus

Species: Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Red-cracking bolete)

Species: Xerocomellus amylosporus

Species: Xerocomellus diffractus

Species: Xerocomellus truncatus

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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