''Pisolithus'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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within the family
Sclerodermataceae
The Sclerodermataceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales, containing several genera of unusual fungi that little resemble boletes. Taxa, which include species commonly known as the ‘hard-skinned puffballs’, ‘earthballs’, or ' ea ...
(
suborder
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Sclerodermatineae
Sclerodermatineae is a suborder of the fungal order Boletales. Circumscribed in 2002 by mycologists Manfred Binder and Andreas Bresinsky, it contains nine genera and about 80 species. The suborder contains a diverse assemblage fruit body morpho ...
).
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
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Pisolithus abditus'' – Thailand
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Pisolithus albus''
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Pisolithus arenarius''
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Pisolithus arhizus''
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Pisolithus aurantioscabrosus'' - Malaysia
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Pisolithus aureosericeus''
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Pisolithus calongei''
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Pisolithus capsulifer''
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Pisolithus croceorrhizus''
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Pisolithus hypogaeus'' – Australia
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Pisolithus indicus'' – India
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Pisolithus kisslingii''
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Pisolithus marmoratus''
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Pisolithus microcarpus''
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Pisolithus orientalis''
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Pisolithus thermaeus''
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Pisolithus tinctorius''
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Pisolithus tympanobaculus''
Former species (all Sclerodermataceae family);
* ''P. arenarius var. novozeelandicus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. australis'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. crassipes'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''clavatus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''conglomeratus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''olivaceus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''pisocarpium'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''tuberosus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''turgidus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tuberosus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. turgidus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
References
Boletales genera
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Taxa described in 1805
Taxa named by Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Pisolithus
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