''Tylopilus arenarius'' is a
bolete fungus in the family
Boletaceae. It was
described as new to science in 1978 by mycologist
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...
from collections made in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The bolete fruits singly in
humus
In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil organic matter. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil. Humus is the Lati ...
in campinara, an
Amazonian vegetation that grows over
leached white sand. It grows in association with plants from the genus ''
Pradosia
''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614
Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central and South Am ...
'' and the family
.
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arenarius
Fungi described in 1978
Fungi of Brazil
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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