BOLETALES E.-J. Gilbert
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
BOLETACEAE
sponge cap toadstools
Family 70 subtaxa 299 trophisms 147 references
CONIOPHORACEAE
a family of resupinate boletes
Family 9 subtaxa 44 trophisms 7 references
DIPLOCYSTIDIACEAE
barometer earthstars
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 3 references
GASTROSPORIACEAE
Steppe truffles
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
GOMPHIDIACEAE
spike toadstools
Family 4 subtaxa 13 trophisms 4 references
GYROPORACEAE
a family of boletes
Family 2 subtaxa 11 trophisms 2 references
Gyroporus
a genus of fungi
Genus 2 subtaxa 11 trophisms 2 references
HYGROPHOROPSIDACEAE
false chanterelles
Family 6 subtaxa 29 trophisms 11 references
JAAPIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms 2 references
PAXILLACEAE
a family of bolete toadstools
Family 8 subtaxa 34 trophisms 19 references
RHIZOPOGONACEAE
beard truffles
Family 5 subtaxa 9 trophisms 3 references
SCLERODERMATACEAE
earthballs and dyeballs
Family 6 subtaxa 20 trophisms 10 references
SCLEROGASTRACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 3 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Sclerogaster
a genus of false truffles
Genus 3 subtaxa 4 trophisms
SERPULACEAE
a family of resupinate boletes
Family 2 subtaxa 13 trophisms 7 references
Serpula
a genus of resupinate boletes
Genus 2 subtaxa 13 trophisms 7 references
SUILLACEAE
a family of boletes
Family 13 subtaxa 37 trophisms 12 references
TAPINELLACEAE
lignicolous rollrims
Family 3 subtaxa 21 trophisms 7 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Gruppo Micologico <<G. Bresadola>> di Trento - image gallery www.mtsn.tn.it/bresadola/gallery_index.asp
Assyov, B. Boletales.com boletales.com/
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1991 Boletes & Agarics I Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 3, 361pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1990 Fungi without gills (Hymenomycetes and Gasteromycetes) an identification handbook 329pp, Chapman and Hall
Henderson, D.M., Orton, P.D. & Watling, R. 1969 Agarics and Boleti - Introduction British Fungus Flora, 1, 58pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
McAdam, A. 2007 Keys to the genera of Agarics and Boletes 95pp, British Mycological Society

BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Watling, R. 2002 One bolete genus or …? Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 84-88.

Species Richness

Orton, P.D. & Tofts, R. 1998 The Species Accumulation Curve for Agarics and Boleti from a Caledonian Pinewood. Mycologist Vol 12 (3).

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1,634 images of BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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