Boletopsis smithii

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Boletopsis smithii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Boletopsis
Species:
B. smithii
Binomial name
Boletopsis smithii
K.A.Harrison (1975)

Boletopsis smithii is a species of hydnoid fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was described as new to science in 1975 by mycologist Keith A. Harrison, from collections made in Washington. [1]

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References

  1. Harrison KA. (1975). "A new species of Boletopsis". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. 51: 119–123.