| Xerocomus silwoodensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Xerocomus |
| Species: | X. silwoodensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerocomus silwoodensis A.E.Hills, U.Eberh. & A.F.S.Taylor (2007) | |
Xerocomus silwoodensis is a species of bolete fungus first described in 2007.
It was discovered by scientists on Silwood Campus, Imperial College, London and was named after this accordingly. [1] Its discovery on a campus of a leading academic institution has been used to show how little is known about many species. [2] Its discovery was rated as the seventh-best discovery of a new species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration. [3]
It has since been found at two other sites in the United Kingdom. It has also been found in France and Italy. It has therefore been asserted that it is a widespread but rare species. [4] Later it has been found also in Czechia [5] and Ukraine. [6]
Molecular analysis has shown it is closely related to X. subtomentosus , and it was probably previously overlooked due to its similar appearance. It has a strong preference in associating with Populus species whereas X. chrysonemus associates with Quercus , X. subtomentosus with broadleaved hosts and X. ferrugineus with conifers. Microscopically, the spores of X. silwoodensis resemble those of X. chrysonemus, but are different from both X. subtomentosus and X. ferrugineus. [4]
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