''Phylloporus'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Boletaceae
The Boletaceae are a Family (biology), family of mushroom-forming fungi, primarily characterised by small pores on the spore-bearing hymenium, hymenial surface (at the underside of the mushroom), instead of Lamella (mycology), gills as are found ...
(
suborder
Order () is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized ...
Boletineae
The Boletineae are a suborder of the fungal order Boletales. Families in the Boletineae include the Boletaceae and the Paxillaceae.
Taxa
*Paxillaceae
**'' Alpova''
**'' Austrogaster''
**'' Gyrodon''
**'' Hydnomerulius''
**'' Meiorganum''
**''Me ...
).
The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
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, and contains about 50 species, mostly in
tropical
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areas.
Species
References
External links
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Boletales genera
Taxa described in 1888
Taxa named by Lucien Quélet
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