Suillellus luridus (Schaeff.) Murrill
(Lurid Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
GenusSuillellus (a genus of fungi)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete) :
1: Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
3 Oct 2006 OSGR: SU79 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
growing with Rockrose
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ among Rockrose - oblique viewImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ among Rockrose - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipeImage 4: Fruitbody - LS - cut about 30 secs beforeImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - cut several minutes before - left half scraped with penknifeImage 6: Fruitbody - old - in situ among Rockrose - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - old - in situ among Rockrose - top viewImage 8: Fruitbody - stipe - close-upImage 9: Fruitbody - pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Fruitbody - stipe ornamentation - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnified
2: Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
28 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: LS fruitbodyImage 4: Pore surface - close-upImage 5: Reticulum (network) on stipeImage 6: StipeImage 7: Underside of cap
3: Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
24 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - LSImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Stipe apex - close-up showing net - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M. 2007 Notes on a Lime avenue Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 5-8.

Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Suillellus luridus (Lurid Bolete)
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