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

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
BOLETACEAE
sponge cap toadstools
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 		Family 68 subtaxa 1,018 images 124 ident. refs
CONIOPHORACEAE
a family of resupinate boletes
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 		Family 5 subtaxa 31 images 5 ident. refs
DIPLOCYSTIDIACEAE
barometer earthstars
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 8 images 3 ident. refs
GOMPHIDIACEAE
spike toadstools
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Family 4 subtaxa 98 images 3 ident. refs
GYROPORACEAE
a family of boletes
Family 2 subtaxa 22 images 2 ident. refs
Gyroporus
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 22 images 2 ident. refs
HYGROPHOROPSIDACEAE
false chanterelles
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 121 images 9 ident. refs
JAAPIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
PAXILLACEAE
a family of bolete toadstools
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Family 7 subtaxa 20 images 13 ident. refs
RHIZOPOGONACEAE
beard truffles
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 20 images 2 ident. refs
SCLERODERMATACEAE
earthballs and dyeballs
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 130 images 5 ident. refs
SERPULACEAE
a family of resupinate boletes
Family 2 subtaxa 3 images 1 ident. refs
Serpula
a genus of resupinate boletes
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 3 images 1 ident. refs
SUILLACEAE
a family of boletes
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 		Family 11 subtaxa 133 images 9 ident. refs
TAPINELLACEAE
lignicolous rollrims
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 30 images 6 ident. refs
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 542 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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