Two undescribed species of Phylloporia from Mexico based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence

Ricardo Valenzuela, Tania Raymundo, Joaquín Cifuentes, Gabriel Castillo, Mario Amalfi, Cony Decock

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Abstract

Phylloporia rzedowskii and Phylloporia ulloai, both collected in tropical forests of the Sierra of the Huasteca Potosina, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, are described as new species. The main critical morphological features that characterize them are the pileus shape, the pore diameter, the basidiospores shape and size, and, possibly, their ecology, such as the host relationships (specificity/preference). Both species also form distinct clades in phylogenetic analysis based on partial DNA sequences data from the nuclear ribosomal LSU. An identification key for 10 species reported from the Americas is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-349
Number of pages9
JournalMycological Progress
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Hymenochaetales
  • LSU
  • Mesoamerica
  • Phylogeny

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