Fomitiporellacrystallina sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales) from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fomitiporella is an important genus of wood-decaying fungi. Many new species were revealed in the last five years, based on morphological characters and molecular data. During a study on the taxonomy of Fomitiporella, two specimens from China were investigated, which have morphological characteristics close to Fomitiporella. After morphological examinations and phylogenetic analyses, a new species was confirmed to be a member of the Fomitiporella clade.

New information

Fomitiporellacrystallina sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new species, based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. It has perennial, irregular, pileate basidiocarps, an indistinct subiculum (ultrathin to almost lacking), lack of any kind of

SUBMITTER: Ji XH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848662 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature