Six new species and reports of Hydnum (Cantharellales) from eastern North America.

ABSTRACT: Five species of Hydnum have been generally recognized from eastern North America based on morphological recognition: H.albidum, H.albomagnum, H.repandum and varieties, H.rufescens, and H.umbilicatum. Other unique North American species, such as H.caespitosum and H.washingtonianum, are either illegitimately named or considered synonymous with European taxa. Here, seventeen phylogenetic species of Hydnum are detected from eastern North America based on a molecular phylogenetic survey of ITS sequences from herbarium collections and GenBank data, including environmental sequences. Based on current distribution results, sixteen of these species appear endemic to North America. Of these, six species are described as new: H.alboaur

SUBMITTER: Swenie RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6286385 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature