Veloporphyrellus

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Veloporphyrellus

Genus of fungi

Veloporphyrellus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. Species are characterized by having a pinkish to pinkish-gray hymenophore, a membrane-like partial veil that hangs from the cap margin, smooth spores, and a trichoderm-like cap cuticle.[2]

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Species

The genus, circumscribed in 1984,[3] contains eight species.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Watling R, Turnbull E (1992). "Boletes from South & East Central Africa – I". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 49: 343–61. doi:10.1017/s0960428600000585.
  2. [2]
    Li Y-C, Ortiz-Santana B, Zeng N-K, Feng B, Yang ZL (2014). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Veloporphyrellus". Mycologia. 106 (2): 291–306. doi:10.3852/106.2.291.
  3. [3]
    Singer R, Gómez LD (1984). "Veloporphyrellus, a new genus of Boletaceae from Costa Rica". Brenesia. 22: 293–4.


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