Filoboletus is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae.[1]

Filoboletus
Filoboletus manipularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Filoboletus
Henn.
Type species
Filoboletus mycenoides
Other species

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The genus was circumscribed by Paul Christoph Hennings. Several species (e.g. Filoboletus hanedae, Filoboletus manipularis, Filoboletus pallescens and Filoboletus yunnanensis) display bioluminescence in fruiting bodies.[2][3][4][5]

Species

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According to Catalogue of Life (as of February 2024), the genus has 16 accepted species:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Filoboletus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ Audrey LCC, Desjardin DE, Tan Y-S, Musa Md Y, Sabaratnam V (2015). "Bioluminescent fungi from Peninsular Malaysia—a taxonomic and phylogenetic overview". Fungal Diversity. 70 (1): 149–187. doi:10.1007/s13225-014-0302-9. S2CID 43792032.
  3. ^ Corner EJH (1954). "Further descriptions of luminous agarics". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 37 (3): 256–71. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(54)80009-x.
  4. ^ Kobayasi Y. (1951). "Contributions to the luminous fungi from Japan". Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 5: 1–6.
  5. ^ Liu P-G, Yang Z-L (1994). "Studies of classification and geographic distribution of Laschia-complex from the Southern and Southeastern Yunnan, China". Acta Botanica Yunnanica (in Chinese). 16 (1): 47–52.
  6. ^ "Filoboletus | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.