Boletopsis leucomelaena

Boletopsis leucomelaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Boletopsis
Species:	B. leucomelaena
Binomial name
	Boletopsis leucomelaena; (Pers.) Fayod (1889)
Synonyms
	Boletus leucomelas Pers. (1801); Polyporus subsquamosus var. leucomelas (Pers.) Fr. (1821); Polyporus leucomelas (Pers.) Pers. (1825); Caloporus leucomelas (Pers.) Quél. (1888); Polyporus ovinus subsp. leucomelas (Pers.) Bourdot & Galzin (1925);

Boletopsis leucomelaena is a species of hydnoid fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was originally described in 1801 as Boletus leucomelas by Christian Hendrik Persoon. Swiss mycologist Victor Fayod transferred it to Boletopsis in 1889. The fungus is listed as a priority species in the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan. B. leucomelaena is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, in Japan, and throughout Europe, although it is less common than the lookalike B. grisea.

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