Xylobolus
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| Xylobolus | |
|---|---|
| Xylobolus frustulatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Stereaceae |
| Genus: | Xylobolus P.Karst. (1881) |
| Type species | |
| Xylobolus frustulatus | |
| Species | |
Xylobolus is a genus of fungi in the Stereaceae family. The Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008) estimated the genus to contain three widely distributed species;[1] another, X. thoenii, was added in 2011.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1881.[3]