Boletellus ananas for the species is therefore "Boletus ananas" M.A. Curtis 1848, the basionym of "Boletellus ananas". "Boletellus ananas", as the type species of the genus "Boletellus", is in section "Boletellus" that Singer based on the scaly, dry cap with red-pink tones, a marginal veil that clasps the stem when immature, and longitudinally ridged spores that are greater than 16 μm long. The genus name "Boletellus" means "small boletus", while the specific epithet "ananas" alludes to the name for pineapple, referring to the pineapple-like pattern of scales on the cap surface. The mushroom is commonly known as the "pineapple bolete". The cap
Thelenota ananas over the surface of its body. It has numerous large tubed feet on its flat underside as well. This type of sea cucumber is edible and is considered a delicacy in the Far East countries. Due to intense commercial exploitation, the population of "T. ananas" has declined by 80-90% in at least 50% of its range; it is listed as endangered by IUCN. The worm pearlfish ("Encheliophis vermicularis") is a parasite of this species and each parasitised individual will host a male and female pair of the fish which live inside its body. Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas, also known as