Cyanoboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Circumscribed in 2014, it contains four species: C. flavosanguineus,[1] C. rainisii, C. sinopulverulentus, and the type, C. pulverulentus. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyano ("blue"), referring to the deep ultramarine blue bruising reaction of the fruit bodies.[2]

Cyanoboletus
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Cyanoboletus
Gelardi, Vizzini & Simonini (2014)
Type species
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
(Opat.) Gelardi, Vizzini & Simonini (2014)
Species

C. flavosanguineus
C. pulverulentus
C. rainisii
C. sinopulverulentus

References

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  1. ^ Pierotti A. (10 October 2015). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (263).
  2. ^ Vizzini A. (7 June 2014). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (176): 1. ISSN 2049-2375.
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