''Pisolithus'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
within the family
Sclerodermataceae
The Sclerodermataceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales, containing several genera of unusual fungi that little resemble boletes. Taxa, which include species commonly known as the ‘hard-skinned puffballs’, ‘earthballs’, or 'ear ...
(
suborder
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Sclerodermatineae
Sclerodermatineae is a suborder of the fungal order Boletales. Circumscribed in 2002 by mycologists Manfred Binder and Andreas Bresinsky, it contains nine genera and about 80 species. The suborder contains a diverse assemblage fruit body morpho ...
).
The
type species
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, ''P. arenarius'', is now known to be
synonymous
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with ''P. arhizus''.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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;
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Pisolithus abditus'' – Thailand
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Pisolithus albus''
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Pisolithus arenarius''
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Pisolithus arhizus''
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Pisolithus aurantioscabrosus'' - Malaysia
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Pisolithus aureosericeus''
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Pisolithus calongei''
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Pisolithus capsulifer''
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Pisolithus croceorrhizus''
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Pisolithus hypogaeus'' – Australia
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Pisolithus indicus'' – India
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Pisolithus kisslingii''
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Pisolithus marmoratus''
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Pisolithus microcarpus''
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Pisolithus orientalis''
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Pisolithus thermaeus''
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Pisolithus tinctorius
''Pisolithus arhizus'' is a widespread Sclerodermataceae, earth-ball like fungus, which may in fact be several closely related species. Common names include dead man's foot and dyeball. It is known in Australia as the horse dung fungus, in Sout ...
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Pisolithus tympanobaculus''
Former species (all Sclerodermataceae family);
* ''P. arenarius var. novozeelandicus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. australis'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. crassipes'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius' f. ''clavatus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''conglomeratus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''olivaceus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''pisocarpium'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''tuberosus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tinctorius'' f. ''turgidus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. tuberosus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
* ''P. turgidus'' = ''Pisolithus arhizus''
References
Boletales
Boletales genera
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Taxa described in 1805
Taxa named by Johannes Baptista von Albertini
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