Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidences Reveal Four New Species of Cantharellus Subgenus Cantharellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales) From China

Abstract

Species of Cantharellus subgenus Cantharellus are interesting and important for their mycorrhizal properties, medicinal values, and edibility. In China, there are many undescribed species of the subgenus. In this study, four new species of subg. Cantharellus, viz. Cantharellus albopileatus, Cantharellus chuiweifanii, Cantharellus pinetorus, and Cantharellus ravus from Hainan and Hunan Provinces, respectively, were described based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence as a contribution to the knowledge of the species diversity in China. Detailed descriptions, color photographs of fresh basidiomata, and line drawings of microstructures of these four new species are presented as well as comparisons with related species.

Notes on four species of Russula subgenus Heterophyllidiae (Russulaceae, Russulales) from southern China

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Genome-wide comparisons reveal broad variations in intraspecific SNP frequencies among species in Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota

“…For example, a local popular golden chanterelle harbored in Newfoundland Island, Canada has been frequently consumed since at least the 1960s, but it was not described until 2017 as a native new species broadly distributed throughout eastern North America. 3 On the other side of the globe, several common chanterelle species in China were described only recently 4,5 The increasing identification of new mushroom species has been driven by several factors, including more extensive sampling, better methods for identifying biological differences among specimens, and the changing concepts of fungal species. [6][7][8] Indeed, both the species concepts and species delimitation criteria have been evolving, driven largely by the development of molecular markers, analytic tools and scientific approaches.…”

“…[6][7][8] Indeed, both the species concepts and species delimitation criteria have been evolving, driven largely by the development of molecular markers, analytic tools and scientific approaches. [3][4][5]9 In the biological literature, over 30 species concepts have been proposed and they can be grouped into eight main types for fungi, namely biological species, evolutionary species, phylogenetic species, morphological species, genotypic species, physiological species, ecological species, and genomic species. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][10][11][12] Dating back to the 18th century, Linnaeus began to name mushrooms based on macro-morphological features just like plants and animals, which developed into the most classic morphological species concept in higher fungi, with the taxonomic history for mushroom-forming fungi largely paralleled those of plants and animals.…”

“…[3][4][5]9 In the biological literature, over 30 species concepts have been proposed and they can be grouped into eight main types for fungi, namely biological species, evolutionary species, phylogenetic species, morphological species, genotypic species, physiological species, ecological species, and genomic species. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][10][11][12] Dating back to the 18th century, Linnaeus began to name mushrooms based on macro-morphological features just like plants and animals, which developed into the most classic morphological species concept in higher fungi, with the taxonomic history for mushroom-forming fungi largely paralleled those of plants and animals. 13 Subsequently, the biological species, ecological species, and phylogenetic species concepts were applied to the taxonomy of mushrooms.…”