Xerocomus silwoodensis
| Xerocomus silwoodensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Xerocomus |
| Species: | X. silwoodensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerocomus silwoodensis A.E.Hills, U.Eberh. & A.F.S.Taylor (2007)
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Xerocomus silwoodensis is a species of bolete fungus first described in 2007.
Discovery
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]
Distribution
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]
Description
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]
References
- ^ "Species new to science named after Imperial campus | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "Top 10 List Of Coolest New Species From 2007 | Science 2.0". www.science20.com. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "Top 10 - 2008 Number 7 – New Fun Guy on Campus?". International Institute for Species Exploration. 2008.
- ^ a b Taylor AF, Hills AE, Simonini G, Muñoz JA, Eberhardt U (2007). "Xerocomus silwoodensis sp. nov., a new species within the European X. subtomentosus complex". Mycological Research. 111 (4): 403–408. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.01.014. PMID 17512181.
- ^ Poláková-Uvírová, Petra (2013-08-26). "Na Přerovsku objevili supervzácný hřib. Nedělejte z něj smaženici!". Přerovský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "The first record of Xerocomus silwoodensis (Boletaceae) in Ukraine". Ukrainian Botanical Journal. 81 (2): 155–161. 2024. doi:10.15407/ukrbotj81.02.155.
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