(The species is close to P. sanguineus but is separated by the thick fruitbodies, mostly around 6-10 mm before the pores start to develop. Further, the pores are usually larger and more irregular than in P. sanguineus where the bright orange to cinnabar red colour remains or becomes pale and even whitish with age. In P. puniceus the pileus becomes brownish and finally blackish with age, with cinnabar tints shining through the upper agglutinated layer of hyphae.) The species is close to P. sanguineus but is separated by the thick fruitbodies, mostly around 6-10 mm before the pores start to develop. Further, the pores are usually larger and more irregular than in P. sanguineus where the bright orange to cinnabar red colour remains or becomes pale and even whitish with age. In P. puniceus the pileus becomes brownish and finally blackish with age, with cinnabar tints shining through the upper agglutinated layer of hyphae.[2]
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