| Suillaceae | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Suillus luteus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Suillaceae Besl & Bresinsky (1997) |
| Type genus | |
| Suillus Gray (1821) | |
| Genera | |
| Psiloboletinus | |
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]
References
- ^ Binder M, Hibbett DS (2006). "Molecular systematics and biological diversification of Boletales". Mycologia. 98 (6): 971–981. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.971. PMID 17486973.
- ^ Kirk et al., p. 672.
- ^ Kretzer A, Bruns TD (1997). "Molecular revisitation of the genus Gastrosuillus". Mycologia. 89 (4): 586–589. doi:10.2307/3760995. JSTOR 3760995.
- ^ Kirk et al., p. 269.
Cited literature
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.