Pseudoboletus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus contains two species found in north temperate areas that grow in a parasitic association with species of Scleroderma and Pisolithus.[1]

Pseudoboletus
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
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Pseudoboletus

Šutara (1991)
Type species
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Šutara (1991)
Species

P. astraeicola
P. parasiticus

Species

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As of August 2023, Index Fungorum lists the following species in Pseudoboletus:

Image Name Taxon Author Year
Pseudoboletus astraeicola (Imazeki) Šutara 2005
  Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara 1991

References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.