Four new species of Mycenasect.Calodontes (Agaricales, Mycenaceae) from northeast China.

ABSTRACT: Species of Mycenasect.Calodontes are representative of the Mycena genus as a whole and are easily recognised by the pinkish, reddish, purplish to brownish pileus and larger basidiomata. Furthermore, the colour of the pileus in the species of sect. Calodontes often has a transition or changes in different stages and the combination of the colour of the pileus with cystidia and basidiospores can be used to recognise taxa within this section. To date, 19 species of Mycenasect.Calodontes have been reported worldwide. Including our recent description of M.yuezhuoi, five species of sect. Calodontes have been recorded in China. During examination of specimens collected in coniferous forests or mixed broadleaf-conifer forests in temperate regions of China, additional taxa assigned to

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849094 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature