A new monotypic genus in the Boletaceae, Borofutus, typified by B. dhakanus, is described using morphological and molecular evidence. This is a putatively ectomycorrhizal fungus associated with Shorea robusta. Borofutus is characterized by the combination of the following characters: basidiomata small to medium-sized; pileus grayish brown to cocoa brown; hymenophore subdecurrent, cream then golden brown, with broad, nearly hexagonal pores; basidiospores purple to purplish red in H2O, ornamented with irregular to regular shallow pits; cystidia lageniform, thick-walled. Borofutus is sister to Spongiforma in molecular phylogenetic analyses using DNA nucleotide sequences of single or multiple loci. A description, line drawings, phylogenetic placement and comparison with allied taxa are presented herein. © 2012 Mushroom Research Foundation.
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Hosen, M. I., Feng, B., Wu, G., Zhu, X. T., Li, Y. C., & Yang, Z. L. (2013). Borofutus, a new genus of Boletaceae from tropical Asia: Phylogeny, morphology and taxonomy. Fungal Diversity, 58(1), 215–226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-012-0211-8
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