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Veloporphyrellus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Rank
  
Genus

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Boletaceae

Order
  
Boletales

Similar
  
Fistulinella, Afroboletus, Boletales, Heimioporus, Gastroboletus

Veloporphyrellus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. Species are characterized by having a pinkish to pinkish-gray hymenophore, a membrane-like partial veil that hangs from the cap margin, smooth spores, and a trichoderm-like cap cuticle. The genus, circumscribed in 1984, contains five species.

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Veloporphyrellus Wikipedia