Rubinoboletus rubinus (W.G. Sm.) Pilát & Dermek
(Crimson Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rubinoboletus rubinus (Crimson Bolete)
Family	BOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rubinoboletus rubinus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Boletaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Boletaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Kibby, G.	2002	Illustrations of rare or little known British boletes	Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 78-83.
Overall, A.	2011	Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 3: mycorrhizal fungi	Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 94-99.
Rae, S.	2006	Rubinoboletus rubinus from Lancashire	Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 91-92.

Rubinoboletus rubinus (Crimson Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rubinoboletus rubinus (Crimson Bolete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rubinoboletus rubinus (Crimson Bolete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rubinoboletus rubinus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)