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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Boletopsis |
| Species: | B. atrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Boletopsis atrata Ryvarden (1982)
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Núñez M, Ryvarden L. (2000). East Asian Polypores. Volume 2 – Polyporaceae s. lato. Synopsis Fungorum. Vol. 14. Fungiflora. p. 233. ISBN 978-8290724233.
External links edit
Boletopsis atrata in Index Fungorum
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