Boletus L.
(a genus of boletes)

Interactions where Boletus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is associate of larva Fannia melania a lesser house fly Diptera: Fanniidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia melania/Fannia melaniaa lesser house flylarva Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletes larva is associated with
is associate of larva Mydaea affinis a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Mydaea affinis/Mydaea affinisa muscid flylarva Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletes larva is associated with
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by perithecium Sepedonium tulasneanum an ascomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sepedonium tulasneanum/Sepedonium tulasneanuman ascomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesfruitbody perithecium parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph Sepedonium tulasneanum an ascomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sepedonium tulasneanum/Sepedonium tulasneanuman ascomycetechlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesfruitbody chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by Verticillium anamorph Sepedonium tulasneanum an ascomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sepedonium tulasneanum/Sepedonium tulasneanuman ascomyceteVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesfruitbody Verticillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody (liquified) liquified fruitbody is food source of larva Cheilosia longula a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia longula/Cheilosia longulaa hoverflylarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesliquifiedfruitbody larva feeds on liquified fruitbody
fruitbody (liquified) liquified fruitbody is food source of larva Cheilosia scutellata a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia scutellata/Cheilosia scutellataa hoverflylarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesliquifiedfruitbody larva feeds on liquified fruitbody
fruitbody (malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing) malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody is parasitised by chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph Hypomyces chrysospermus Bolete Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody
fruitbody (malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing) malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody is parasitised by perithecium Hypomyces chrysospermus Bolete Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody perithecium parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody
fruitbody (malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing) malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody is parasitised by Verticillium anamorph Hypomyces chrysospermus Bolete Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody Verticillium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Boletus (a genus of boletes) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Boletus (a genus of boletes) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 4 trophisms 3 references
Species 11 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 subtaxa 16 trophisms 2 references
Variety 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 2 trophisms 3 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Informal 3 subtaxa 19 trophisms 9 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBoletus (a genus of boletes)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus (a genus of boletes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Engel, H. 1983 Dickröhrlinge - die Gattung Boletus in Europa 157pp
Taylor, A.F.S., Hills, A., Simonini, G. 2002 A Fresh Look at Xerocomoid Fungi Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 89-102.

Boletus (a genus of boletes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2014 Notes & Records (Jul 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 104-107, Rear cover.
Henrici, A. 2014 Notes & Records (Oct 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (4): 137-140.
Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Boletus (a genus of boletes):

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