Rubroboletus lupinus

Rubroboletus lupinus, commonly known as the wolf bolete, is a bolete fungus of the genus Rubroboletus. Originally described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1838 as species of Boletus, it was transferred to Rubroboletus in 2015,[2] a genus circumscribed to host other allied reddish-colored, blue-staining bolete species forming a distinct clade.[3] The species epithet is derived from the Latin word lupus, meaning "wolf".

Rubroboletus lupinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Rubroboletus
Species:	R. lupinus
Binomial name
Rubroboletus lupinus (Fr.) Costanzo, Gelardi, Simonini & Vizzin (2015)
Synonyms[1]
Boletus luridus var. lupinus (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert Boletus lupinus Fr. (1838) Dictyopus tuberosus var. lupinus (Fr.) Quél. (1886) Suillellus lupinus (Fr.) Blanco-Dios (2015)

Molecular studies have revealed considerable genetic variation among European populations of R. lupinus, placing it in a clade sister to Rubroboletus dupainii.[4] The species is found in warm broad-leaved forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with various species of oak (Quercus) and sweet chestnut (Castanea).

References

1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Rubroboletus lupinus (Fr.) Costanzo, Gelardi, Simonini & Vizzini,". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
2. Vizzini A. (March 24, 2015). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (233).
3. Zhao K, Wu G, Yang ZL. "A new genus, Rubroboletus, to accommodate Boletus sinicus and its allies". Phytotaxa. 188 (2): 61–77. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.188.2.1.
4. Loizides M, Bellanger JM, Assyov B, Moreau PA, Richard F (2019). "Present status and future of boletoid fungi (Boletaceae) on the island of Cyprus: cryptic and threatened diversity unraveled by 10-year study". Fungal Ecology. 41 (13): 65–81.

External links

• Rubroboletus lupinus in Index Fungorum