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.
Species The genus, circumscribed in 1984, contains eight species. Scientific name Taxon author Year Veloporphyrellus africanus Watling 1993 Veloporphyrellus alpinus Y.C. Li & Zhu L. Yang 2014 Veloporphyrellus conicus (Ravenel) B. Ortiz, Y.C. Li & Zhu L. Yang 2014 Veloporphyrellus gracilioides Y.C. Li & Zhu L. Yang 2016 Veloporphyrellus latisporus J. Khan & S. Ullah 2021 Veloporphyrellus pantoleucus L.D. Gómez & Singer 1984 Veloporphyrellus pseudovelatus Y.C. Li & Zhu L. Yang 2014 Veloporphyrellus velatus (Rostr.) Y.C. Li & Zhu L. Yang 2014 Veloporphyrellus vulpinus T.H.G. Pham, O.V. Morozova, A.V. Alexandrova & E.S. Popov 2019 References