Suillaceae | |
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Suillus luteus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: |
Suillaceae Besl & Bresinsky (1997) |
Type genus | |
Suillus
Gray (1821)
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Genera | |
The Suillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales ( suborder Suillineae), [1] containing the boletus-like Suillus, the small truffle-like Truncocolumella, as well as the monotypic genus Psiloboletinus. As of 2008, there are 54 species in the family. [2] Gastrosuillus, once considered a distinct genus, has been shown with molecular analysis to be a recent evolutionary derivative of Suillus. [3] Fuscoboletinus, described by Pomerleau and Smith in 1962, has also been subsumed into Suillus. [4]