Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus
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| Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroboletus |
| Species: | R. pulchrotinctus |
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| Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus (Alessio) Kuan Zhao & Zhu L.Yang (2014) | |
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Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus is a rare bolete fungus in the genus Rubroboletus, native to central and southern Europe. It was originally described in genus Boletus by Italian mycologist Carlo Luciano Alessio in 1985,[1] but subsequently transferred to genus Rubroboletus by Zhao and colleagues (2015), on the basis of molecular evidence.[2] Phylogenetically, R. pulchrotinctus is the sister-species of the better known Rubroboletus satanas, with which it shares several morphological features.[3]
Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus forms ectomycorrhizal associations with several members of the Fagaceae, particularly species of oak species (Quercus).[4][3]
It is known from Spain,[5] France,[6] Italy[7] and Greece,[8] as well as the Balkan and Crimean Peninsulas.[9][10] In the eastern Mediterranean region, its distribution extends as south as Israel, where it is found in Mount Carmel National Park and Beit Oren growing under the Palestine oak (Quercus calliprinos)[11] and the island of Cyprus, where it is found under the endemic golden oak (Quercus alnifolia).[3]
