New species of Austroboletus (Boletaceae) in Australia

• Published in: Mycological progress Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 769 - 775
• Main Authors: Fechner, Nigel, Bonito, Gregory, Bougher, Neale L., Lebel, Teresa, Halling, Roy E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Boletaceae; Coastal environments; Ecology; Flattening; Fungi; Life Sciences; Microbiology; New species; Original Article; Physical characteristics; Pits; Plant Sciences; Spores; Australia; Basidiospore morphology; Boletes; Taxonomy; Distribution

Three new species of Austroboletus are described from Australia. Austroboletus austrovirens has been collected repeatedly in northern Queensland and the Northern Territory, and is primarily distinguished by its dry, green pileus and stipe ornamentation, and boletoid spores with meandering ridges and...