Phaeoclavulina liliputiana sp. Nov. (gomphaceae, gomphales) a new endemic species from tlaxcala, Mexico

Phaeoclavulina liliputiana is a new endemic species from Tlaxcala, from the conifer and oak forests at an altitude of 2700 m asl, characterized by a very small basidiome size and, subellipsoid and usually more or less lacrymoid spores of 4.3-6.2 × 2.7-3.5 μm, with rounded warted ornamentation. We proposed this new species based on evidence from morphological and molecular data. We provide macro- A nd microscopic descriptions including illustrations of the basidiocarp, scanning electron micrographs of the basidiospores and also discuss the taxonomic position of this new species. We undertook a molecular analysis using the atp6 and SSU mitochondrial loci and nuclear ribosomal LSU.