Gyroporus
Genus of fungi
The Gyroporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales. The family is monogeneric, containing the single genus Gyroporus, which, according to a 2008 estimate, contains ten widely distributed species, though a more recent study suggested the species-level diversity to be far higher. As of January 2026, according to Index Fungorum and Mycobank databases, the genus had 46 species.
01Species
As of January 2026, Index Fungorum lists the following species in Gyroporus:
| Image | Name | Taxon Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyroporus aculifer | (Corner) E. Horak | 2011 | |
| Gyroporus alboluteus | Ming Zhang & T.H. Li | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus alpinus | Yan C. Li, C. Huang & Zhu L. Yang | 2021 | |
| Gyroporus atrocyanescens | Ming Zhang & T.H. Li | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus australiensis | Davoodian, N.A. Fechner & Halling | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus austrobrasiliensis | A.C. Magnago & R.M. Silveira | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus biporus | Murrill | 1945 | |
| Gyroporus borealis | Davoodian, O. Asher, Sturgeon, Ammirati & Delaney | 2020 | |
| Gyroporus brunneofloccosus | T.H. Li, W.Q. Deng & B. Song | 2003 | |
| Gyroporus brunnescens | Davoodian, N.A. Fechner & Halling | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus castaneus | (Bull.) Quél. | 1886 | |
| Gyroporus cyanescens | (Bull.) Quél. | 1886 | |
| Gyroporus earlei | Murrill | 1921 | |
| Gyroporus flavocyanescens | Yan C. Li, C. Huang & Zhu L. Yang | 2021 | |
| Gyroporus fumosiceps | Murrill | 1943 | |
| Gyroporus furvescens | Davoodian & Halling | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus heterosporus | Heinem. & Rammeloo | 1951 | |
| Gyroporus longicystidiatus | Nagas. & Hongo | 2001 | |
| Gyroporus madagascariensis | Buyck, O. Asher & Davoodian | 2020 | |
| Gyroporus malesicus | Corner | 1972 | |
| Gyroporus mcnabbii | Davoodian, Bougher & Halling | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus memnonius | N.K. Zeng, H.J. Xie & M.S. Su | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus microsporus | (Singer & Grinling) Heinem. & Rammeloo | 1979 | |
| Gyroporus naranjus | Davoodian, Bougher, Fechner & Halling | 2019 | |
| Gyroporus occidentalis | Davoodian, Bougher & Halling | 2019 | |
| Gyroporus pallidus | Ming Zhang & T.H. Li | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus paralongicystidiatus | Davoodian | 2018 | |
| Gyroporus paramjitii | K. Das, D. Chakraborty & Vizzini | 2017 | |
| Gyroporus phaeocyanescens | Singer & M.H. Ivory | 1983 | |
| Gyroporus porphyreus | N.K. Zeng, H.J. Xie & Zhi Q. Liang | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus pseudocyanescens | G. Moreno, Carlavilla, Heykoop, Manjón & Vizzini | 2017 | |
| Gyroporus pseudolacteus | G. Moreno, Carlavilla, Heykoop, Manjón & Vizzini | 2016 | |
| Gyroporus pseudolongicystidiatus | Ming Zhang, D.C. Xie & T.H. Li | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus pseudomicrosporus | M. Zang | 1986 | |
| Gyroporus punctatus | Lj.N. Vassiljeva | 1950 | |
| Gyroporus purpurinus | Singer ex Davoodian & Halling | 2013 | |
| Gyroporus robinsonii | Davoodian | 2019 | |
| Gyroporus roseialbus | Murrill | 1938 | |
| Gyroporus setigerus | (Corner) E. Horak | 2011 | |
| Gyroporus smithii | Davoodian | 2020 | |
| Gyroporus subalbellus | Murrill | 1910 | |
| Gyroporus subcaerulescens | Ming Zhang & T.H. Li | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus subglobosus | N.K. Zeng, H.J. Xie, L.P. Tang & M. Mu | 2022 | |
| Gyroporus swaticus | Sana & M. Kiran | 2025 | |
| Gyroporus tuberculatosporus | M. Zang | 1996 | |
| Gyroporus violaceotinctus | (Watling) Blanco-Dios | 2018 |
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