''Filoboletus'' is a

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in the family

Mycenaceae The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholom ...

. The genus was

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. Several species (e.g. '' Filoboletus hanedae'', ''

Filoboletus manipularis ''Filoboletus manipularis'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. Found in Australasia, Malaysia, and the Pacific islands, the mycelium and basidiocarp, fruit bodies of the fungus grow in forests and can be bioluminescent. The f ...

'', '' Filoboletus pallescens'' and '' Filoboletus yunnanensis'') display bioluminescence in

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Species

According to

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(as of February 2024), the genus has 16 accepted species: *''

Filoboletus brevisporus ''Filoboletus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Paul Christoph Hennings. Several species (e.g. '' Filoboletus hanedae'', '' Filoboletus manipularis'', '' Filoboletus pallescens'' and '' Filoboletus yun ...

'' Maas Geest. *'' Filoboletus clypeatus'' (Pat.) Singer *'' Filoboletus conus'' Maas Geest. & E. Horak *''

Filoboletus elegans ''Filoboletus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae. The genus was Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Paul Christoph Hennings. Several species (e.g. ''Filoboletus hanedae'', ''Filoboletus manipularis'', ''Filoboletus pallescens ...

'' Maas Geest. & E. Horak *'' Filoboletus gracilis'' (Klotzsch ex Berk.) Singer *'' Filoboletus hanedae'' (Kobayasi) Hongo *'' Filoboletus lachiwalensis'' Maas Geest. *'' Filoboletus luteus'' (Overeem) Singer *''

'' (Berk.) Singer *'' Filoboletus mycenoides'' Henn. *'' Filoboletus pallescens'' (Boedijn) Maas Geest. *'' Filoboletus polyporus'' Maas Geest. & E. Horak *'' Filoboletus propullulans'' Lib.-Barnes *'' Filoboletus pustulosus'' Maas Geest. & E. Horak *''

Filoboletus verruculosus ''Filoboletus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae. The genus was Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Paul Christoph Hennings. Several species (e.g. ''Filoboletus hanedae'', ''Filoboletus manipularis'', ''Filoboletus pallescens ...

'' P.G. Liu *'' Filoboletus yunnanensis'' P.G. Liu

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10495224 Mycenaceae Agaricales genera