Boletopsis atrata is a species of hydnoid fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was described as new to science in 1982 by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden.[1] It has a disjunct distribution, found in temperate forests of East Asia and Eastern North America, where it fruits at the base of hardwood trees and stumps, especially oak (Quercus) and chestnuts (Castanea).[2]

Boletopsis atrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Boletopsis
Species:
B. atrata
Binomial name
Boletopsis atrata
Ryvarden (1982)

References

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  1. ^ Hjorstam K, Ryvarden L. (1982). "Aphyllophorales from Northern Thailand". Nordic Journal of Botany. 2 (3): 273–281. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1982.tb01189.x.
  2. ^ Núñez M, Ryvarden L. (2000). East Asian Polypores. Volume 2 – Polyporaceae s. lato. Synopsis Fungorum. Vol. 14. Fungiflora. p. 233. ISBN 978-8290724233.
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Boletopsis atrata in Index Fungorum