Exsudoporus
Exsudoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed in 2014 by Alfredo Vizzini and colleagues,[1] following a number of molecular studies that outlined a new phylogenetic framework for Boletaceae and revealed the genus Boletus in its traditional circumscription to be polyphyletic.[2][3] However, due to lack of sufficient sequences, Wu and colleagues (2016) were reluctant to accept the newly proposed genus and considered it a synonym of Butyriboletus.[4] Following additional phylogenetic sequencing and morphological analyses, Loizides and colleagues confirmed the monophyly of Exsudoporus and reinstated the genus in 2019.[5]
Exsudoporus | |
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Exsudoporus permagnificus | |
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Genus: | Exsudoporus Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014) |
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Exsudoporus permagnificus (Pöder) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014) | |
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Exsudoporus floridanus |
Species of Exsudoporus are united by the tendency of their pores to exude yellowish droplets, hence the generic epithet.[1] Other distinctive features separating Exsudoporus from its sister-genus Butyriboletus, include the reddish-orange colour of their pores and the distinctly elongated, often 'sculpted' (raised) reticulation on the stipe.[5]
The genus currently accommodates three species, of which one (Exsudoporus permagnificus) is native to Europe, and two (Exsudoporus floridanus, Exsudoporus frostii) are native to North America.[1]
References
- Vizzini A. (August 22, 2014). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (183): 1.
- Nuhn ME, Binder M, Taylor AF, Halling RE, Hibbett DS (2013). "Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae". Fungal Biology. 117 (7–8): 479–511. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2013.04.008. PMID 23931115.
- Wu G, Feng B, Xu J, Zhu XT, Li YC, Zeng NK, Hosen MI, Yang ZL. "Molecular phylogenetic analyses redefine seven major clades and reveal 22 new generic clades in the fungal family Boletaceae". Fungal Diversity. 69 (1): 93–115. doi:10.1007/s13225-014-0283-8.
- Wu G, Li YC, Zhu XT, Zhao K, Han LH, Cui YY, Li F, Xu J, Yang ZL. (2016). One hundred noteworthy boletes from China. Fungal Diversity 81(1): 25–188.
- Loizides M, Bellanger JM, Assyov B, Moreau PA, Richard F (2019). "Present status and future of boletoid fungi (Boletaceae) on the island of Cyprus: cryptic and threatened diversity unraveled by 10-year study". Fungal Ecology. 41 (13): 65–81.