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').

Filters:

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 melania	a lesser house fly				larva	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a 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 affinis	a muscid fly				larva	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a 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 tulasneanum	an ascomycete				perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes			fruitbody					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 tulasneanum	an ascomycete			chlamydospore	Sepedonium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes			fruitbody					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 tulasneanum	an ascomycete				Verticillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes			fruitbody					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 longula	a hoverfly				larva	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes		liquified	fruitbody					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 scutellata	a hoverfly				larva	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes		liquified	fruitbody					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 chrysospermus	bolete mould			chlamydospore	Sepedonium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes		malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing	fruitbody					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 chrysospermus	bolete mould				perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes		malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing	fruitbody					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 chrysospermus	bolete mould				Verticillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/	Boletus	a genus of boletes		malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing	fruitbody					Verticillium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968	Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993	Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe	Diperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954	Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae	Handbooks 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:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Boletus aereus Bronze Bolete				Species		4 trophisms	3 references
Boletus edulis Penny Bun, Cep				Species		11 trophisms	1 references
Boletus luridiformis Scarletina Bolete				Species	2 subtaxa	16 trophisms	2 references
Boletus luridus var rubriceps a lurid bolete				Variety		1 trophisms
Boletus pinophilus Pine Bolete				Species		1 trophisms	2 references
Boletus pseudosulphureus a bolete				Species		5 trophisms	1 references
Boletus purpureus a bolete				Species			1 references
Boletus regius Royal Bolete				Species		2 trophisms	3 references
Boletus reticulatus non sensu Pers. (1801) Summer Bolete				Species		3 trophisms	1 references
Boletus xanthocyaneus a bolete				Species		1 trophisms	2 references
[Boletus edulis agg.] penny buns				Informal	3 subtaxa	19 trophisms	9 references

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Boletus (a genus of boletes)
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)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus (a genus of boletes)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	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:

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))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
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):

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))

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