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Type: Article
Published: 2020-11-03
Page range: 133–144
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Cantharellus albus, a striking new species from Southwest China

State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems; Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education; College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, P. R. China. CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China. Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China.
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Biosafety, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecology and Environment of Wuyi Mountains.
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Biosafety, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecology and Environment of Wuyi Mountains.
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China. Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China.
Cantharellaceae multigene phylogeny morphology taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

A new species, Cantharellus albus, was collected from southwestern China and described with both morphological and molecular characters. It differs from other species of Cantharellus by its smooth white pileus, white hymenophore, and white stipe, the latter turning yellow after bruising. The phylogenetic tree inferred from the combined dataset of three DNA fragments, namely large subunit ribosomal RNA gene (LSU), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2), and translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene (tef1), indicated that the new species is distinct from other species of Cantharellus and is a member of sect. Flavobrunnei within the subgenus Parvocantharellus.