Boletopsis leucomelaena

Boletopsis leucomelaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Boletopsis
Species:
B. leucomelaena
Binomial name
Boletopsis leucomelaena
(Pers.) Fayod (1889)
Synonyms
  • Boletus leucomelas Pers. (1801)
  • Polyporus subsquamosus var. leucomelas (Pers.) Fr. (1821)
  • Polyporus leucomelas (Pers.) Pers. (1825)
  • Caloporus leucomelas (Pers.) Quél. (1888)
  • Polyporus ovinus subsp. leucomelas (Pers.) Bourdot & Galzin (1925)

Boletopsis leucomelaena is a species of hydnoid fungus in the family Bankeraceae. The fungus is listed as a priority species in the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan. B. leucomelaena is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, in Japan, and throughout Europe, although it is less common than the lookalike B. grisea.

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