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Issue: Vol. 408 No. 3: 1 July 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-07-01
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.408.3.5
Page range: 208–214
Abstract views: 21
PDF downloaded: 1

Laetiporus lobatus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales), a new fungal species from Costa Rica

Department of Biology, Geosciences & Environmental Education, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia, Klatovská 51, CZ-30619 Plzeň, Czech Republic
Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Center for Forest Mycology Research, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, USA.
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Center for Forest Mycology Research, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, USA.
brown-rot fungi taxonomy tropical distribution wood-inhabiting fungi Fungi

Abstract

A new species of Laetiporus, L. lobatus, is described. The species is closely related to L. caribensis, having similar ITS sequence and morphology. L. lobatus has smaller pores than L. caribensis and also has a distinctively lobed edge on its basidiocarps. To date, this species has only been found in Costa Rica. Taxonomic issues associated with Laetiporus are briefly discussed.