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Rhodactina

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Boletaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Boletales

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Afroboletus, Rossbeevera, Durianella

Rhodactina is a genus of secotioid fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1989 based on the type species Rhodactina himalayensis, found in India and northern Thailand. The genus was originally classified in the family Gauteriaceae because of similarities in spore ornamentation to the genera Gautieria and Austrogautieria. A second species, Rhodactina incarnata, was added to the genus in 2006. It is found in Dipterocarpaceae-dominated forests in Chiang Mai (northern Thailand). Molecular phylogenetics analysis shows that Rhodactina is aligned with the Boletaceae.

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Rhodactina Wikipedia