Suillellus
| Suillellus | |
|---|---|
| Suillellus amygdalinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Suillellus Murrill (1909) |
| Type species | |
| Suillellus luridus (Schaeff.) Murrill (1909) | |
| Species | |
|
S. adonis | |
Suillellus is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was originally described by William Alphonso Murrill in 1909 with Suillellus luridus (originally described as a species of Boletus) as the type species. The genus was later merged with Boletus, but was eventually resurrected in 2014, after molecular phylogenetics research demonstrated that Suillellus species comprised a different lineage than Boletus.