Kingdom Fungi | Division Basidiomycota Scientific name Strobilomyces Rank Genus | |
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Similar Strobilomyces strobilaceus, Boletaceae, Tylopilus, Gyroporus, Phylloporus | ||
Strobilomyces floccopus fungi kingdom
Strobilomyces is a genus of boletes (mushrooms having a spongy mass of pores under the cap). The only well-known European species is the type species S. strobilaceus (also named S. floccopus), known in English as "old man of the woods".
Contents
- Strobilomyces floccopus fungi kingdom
- Strobilomyces strobilaceus fungi kingdom
- Taxonomy and classification
- List of species
- References
Members of the genus can be distinguished by the following characteristics:
Strobilomyces strobilaceus fungi kingdom
Taxonomy and classification
The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek word Strobilos (στρόβιλος), meaning "pine cone", a reference to the appearance of S. strobilaceus. The ending "-myces" is a standard suffix meaning "mushroom" (Ancient Greek: μύкης). In some older classification systems it is assigned to a separate family Strobilomycetaceae, but more recent phylogenetic evidence merges it into the larger family Boletaceae (suborder Boletineae). These results corroborate older DNA analyses by K. Høiland (1987), which suggested that Strobilomyces is only distantly related to more familiar boletes such as Suillus, but was in fact more closely related to the Earth Balls (Scleroderma).
Many more species have been discovered in warmer countries. The mycologist E. J. H. Corner described several new species from Malaysia including S. foveatus. According to recent estimates, about 40 species are known.
List of species
