Exsudoporus
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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, Exsudoporus was clearly resolved as a monophyletic, homogenous and independent genus that is sister to Butyriboletus.[5][6]
Exsudoporus | |
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Exsudoporus permagnificus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Exsudoporus Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014) |
Type species | |
Exsudoporus permagnificus (Pöder) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi (2014) | |
Species | |
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][6]