Tylopilus felleus (Bull.) P. Karst.
(Bitter Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
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 Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete) :
1: Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
9 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - LSImage 4: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side viewImage 6: PoresImage 7: Pores - note bruising towards lower leftImage 8: StipeImage 9: Cap margin - enlargedImage 10: Cap margin - enlarged (2)Image 11: Cap surface - enlargedImage 12: Stipe surface - enlargedImage 13: Cap cuticle hyphaeImage 14: Cap cuticle hyphae (2)Image 15: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnifiedImage 16: SporesImage 17: Spores (2)
2: Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
23 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Beech
Image 1: Fruitbody - LSImage 2: Fruitbody - two halves
3: Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
4 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - close-upImage 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody (2)Image 5: Fruitbody (3)Image 6: Fruitbody (4)Image 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: Fruitbody - LS - bruisedImage 9: Pores - magnifiedImage 10: Pores - magnified (2)Image 11: Pores - magnified (3)Image 12: Pores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Pore surfaceImage 14: Pore surface - close-upImage 15: StipeImage 16: Stipe - lower - surface - close-upImage 17: Stipe - mid - reticulum - close-upImage 18: Stipe reticulum - close-upImage 19: Stipe - upper - reticulum - close-upImage 20: Stipe - upper - reticulum - close-up (2)Image 21: Tubes - LSImage 22: SporesImage 23: Spores (2)Image 24: Spores (3)Image 25: Spores (4)

Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete)
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