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Veloporphyrellus
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Veloporphyrellus

Veloporphyrellus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. Species are characterized by having a pinkish to pinkish-gray hymenophore, a membrane-like partial veil that hangs from the cap margin, smooth spores, and a trichoderm-like cap cuticle. The genus, circumscribed in 1984, contains five species.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Veloporphyrellus conicus

speciesVeloporphyrellus conicus

Veloporphyrellus pantoleucus

speciesVeloporphyrellus pantoleucus

Veloporphyrellus africanus

speciesVeloporphyrellus africanus

Veloporphyrellus pseudovelatus

speciesVeloporphyrellus pseudovelatus

Veloporphyrellus alpinus

speciesVeloporphyrellus alpinus

Veloporphyrellus gracilioides

speciesVeloporphyrellus gracilioides

Veloporphyrellus velatus

speciesVeloporphyrellus velatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 352971.