A new species of the genus Truncocolumella (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During surveys of hypogeous fungi in the Hengduan Mountains, south-western China, three specimens of the genus Truncocolumella were discovered in Sichuan Province.

New information

Morphological and molecular analyses revealed that the collections represent a new species, Truncocolumellapseudocolumella. This article describes the new species and discusses its relationship with the other two members of the genus.

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605293 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature