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the cedrus associated truffle trappeindia himalayensis is a morphologically unique and phylogenetically divergent species of rhizopogon
Mycologia, 2019Co-Authors: Alija Bajro Mujic, Joseph W. Spatafora, Michael A Castellano, Nan Zheng, Matthew E. SmithAbstract:: In the northwestern Himalayan mountains of India, the hypogeous sequestrate fungus Trappeindia himalayensis is harvested from forests dominated by the ectomycorrhizal tree Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar). This truffle has basidiospores that are ornamented with raised reticulation. The original description of Trappeindia himalayensis suggested that the gleba of this species is similar to young specimens of Scleroderma (Boletales), whereas its basidiospores are ornamented with raised reticulation, suggesting a morphological affinity to Leucogaster (Russulales) or Strobilomyces (Boletales). Given this systematic ambiguity, we have generated DNA sequence data from type material and other herbarium specimens and present the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of this unusual Cedrus-associated truffle. Despite the irregular ornamented basidiospore morphology, T. himalayensis is resolved within the genus Rhizopogon (Suillineae, Boletales) and represents a unique lineage that has not been previously detected. All known Rhizopogon species possess an ectomycorrhizal trophic mode, and because of its placement in this lineage, it is likely that Trappeindia himalayensis is an ectomycorrhizal partner of Cedrus deodara. This study highlights the importance of generating sequence data from herbarium specimens in order to identify fungal biodiversity and clarify the systematic relationships of poorly documented fungi.
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Hymenogaster macmurphyi and Splanchnomyces behrii are sequestrate species of Xerocomellus from the western United States.
Mycologia, 2018Co-Authors: Matthew E. Smith, Michael A Castellano, Jonathan L. FrankAbstract:Hymenogaster is an ectomycorrhizal genus of brown-spored sequestrate fungi that is related to the mushroom-forming genera Hebeloma and Alnicola (Agaricales). However, because of difficulties in morphological taxonomy of sequestrate fungi, Hymenogaster has become a polyphyletic repository for a variety of unrelated brown-spored sequestrate species. During studies of ectomycorrhizal ecology and sequestrate fungal evolution in the western USA, we encountered specimens of a morphologically unique species. It was originally described as Hymenogaster macmurphyi, but our morphological and molecular analyses indicate that it is not closely related to Hymenogaster. Phylogenetic analyses of multiple gene regions indicate that H. macmurphyi is actually a member of the Boletineae (Boletales, Basidiomycota) and is nested within the epigeous genus Xerocomellus, distantly related to any of the other known genera of sequestrate Boletales. While examining additional herbarium collections, we came upon isotype material of Splanchnomyces behrii, which represents a closely related species. Here we document the morphology and phylogenetic affinities of these unusual sequestrate Boletineae and transfer both species to Xerocomellus as X. macmurphyi and X. behrii. During our study, we also noted that the sequestrate taxon Rhopalogaster transversarius is nested within the epigeous genus Suillus.
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New sequestrate fungi from Guyana: Jimtrappea guyanensis gen. sp. nov., Castellanea pakaraimophila gen. sp. nov., and Costatisporus cyanescens gen. sp. nov. (Boletaceae, Boletales)
IMA Fungus, 2015Co-Authors: Matthew E. Smith, Todd F. Elliott, Kevin R. Amses, Keisuke Obase, M. Catherine Aime, Terry W. HenkelAbstract:Jimtrappea guyanensis gen. sp. nov., Castellanea pakaraimophila gen. sp. nov., and Costatisporus cyanescens gen. sp. nov. are described as new to science. These sequestrate, hypogeous fungi were collected in Guyana under closed canopy tropical forests in association with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) host tree genera Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae), Aldina (Fabaceae subfam. Papilionoideae) , and Pakaraimaea (Dipterocarpaceae). Molecular data place these fungi in Boletaceae (Boletales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) and inform their relationships to other known epigeous and sequestrate taxa within that family. Macro- and micromorphological characters, habitat, and multi-locus DNA sequence data are provided for each new taxon. Unique morphological features and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of 185 taxa across the order Boletales justify the recognition of the three new genera.
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New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence.
Mycologia, 2012Co-Authors: Dillon R. Husbands, Terry W. Henkel, Gregory Bonito, Rytas Vilgalys, Matthew E. SmithAbstract:Xerocomus cyaneibrunnescens, Xerocomus potaroensis, and Xerocomus parvogracilis (Boletales, Basidiomycota) are described as new species from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, in the central Guiana Shield region. These boletes occur in neotropical forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees in the genus Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae). Each species produced basidiomata during a multi-year plot survey, and each was confirmed as an ECM symbiont with one or more leguminous host plant species in Guyana.
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Phylogenetic analysis of rDNA sequences indicates that the sequestrate Amogaster viridiglebus is derived from within the agaricoid genus Lepiota (Agaricaceae)
Mycological Progress, 2012Co-Authors: Matthew E. SmithAbstract:The rare sequestrate fungus Amogaster viridiglebus is known from only one collection in California where it was discovered among Populus roots. Based on sporocarp coloration and spore morphology, this sequestrate taxon was putatively considered to be an ectomycorrhizal member of the Boletales. However, no molecular data were previously available to definitively determine the closest relatives of this fungus. Here we revisit the morphology of Amogaster viridiglebus and present a phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and 28S ribosomal DNA. Our phylogeny indicates that Amogaster viridiglebus is nested in the genus Lepiota, suggesting that this rare species has a saprobic trophic mode and does not form ectomycorrhizae with plants. A new combination, L. viridigleba, is made based on these phylogenetic results.
Terry W. Henkel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A global view of Gyroporus: molecular phylogenetics, diversity patterns, and new species
Mycologia, 2018Co-Authors: Naveed Davoodian, Terry W. Henkel, Sarah E. Bergemann, Kentaro Hosaka, Olivier Raspé, Neale L. Bougher, Nigel Fechner, Matteo Gelardi, Kasem Soytong, Arooj NaseerAbstract:Gyroporus (Gyroporaceae, Boletales) is a highly diverse genus of poroid ectomycorrhizal mushrooms with a nearly worldwide distribution. Previous attempts to unravel the diversity within this genus proved difficult due to the presence of semicryptic species and ambiguous results from analysis of ribosomal RNA markers. In this study, we employ a combined morphotaxonomic and phylogenetic approach to delimit species and elucidate geographic and evolutionary patterns in Gyroporus. For phylogenetic analyses, the protein-coding genes atp6 (mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate [ATP] synthase subunit 6) and rpb2 (nuclear second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II) were selected based on their utility in studies of Boletales. We infer several distinct clades, most notably one corresponding to G. castaneus as a speciose Northern Hemisphere group, another unifying G. cyanescens and like entities, and a third group unifying G. longicystidiatus and a New World sister species. Also notable is the recovery of a sister relationship between the cyanescens and longicystidiatus clades. We formally describe five new species of Gyroporus, outline a number of provisional species, and briefly discuss distributional patterns. This study provides an important scaffold for future work on this well-known but poorly understood genus of fungi.
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Kombocles bakaiana gen. sp. nov. (Boletaceae), a new sequestrate fungus from Cameroon
IMA Fungus, 2016Co-Authors: Michael A Castellano, Todd F. Elliott, Camille Truong, Olivier Séné, Bryn T M Dentinger, Terry W. HenkelAbstract:Kombocles bakaiana gen. sp. nov. is described as new to science. This sequestrate, partially hypogeous fungus was collected around and within the stilt root system of an ectomycorrhizal (ECM) tree of the genus Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in a Guineo-Congolian mixed tropical rainforest in Cameroon. Molecular data place this fungus in Boletaceae (Boletales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) with no clear relationship to previously described taxa within the family. Macro- and micromorphological characters, habitat, and DNA sequence data are provided. Unique morphological features and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of 304 sequences across the Boletales justify the recognition of the new taxa. Kombocles bakaiana is the fourth sequestrate Boletaceae described from the greater African tropics, and the first to be described from Cameroon.
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New sequestrate fungi from Guyana: Jimtrappea guyanensis gen. sp. nov., Castellanea pakaraimophila gen. sp. nov., and Costatisporus cyanescens gen. sp. nov. (Boletaceae, Boletales)
IMA Fungus, 2015Co-Authors: Matthew E. Smith, Todd F. Elliott, Kevin R. Amses, Keisuke Obase, M. Catherine Aime, Terry W. HenkelAbstract:Jimtrappea guyanensis gen. sp. nov., Castellanea pakaraimophila gen. sp. nov., and Costatisporus cyanescens gen. sp. nov. are described as new to science. These sequestrate, hypogeous fungi were collected in Guyana under closed canopy tropical forests in association with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) host tree genera Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae), Aldina (Fabaceae subfam. Papilionoideae) , and Pakaraimaea (Dipterocarpaceae). Molecular data place these fungi in Boletaceae (Boletales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) and inform their relationships to other known epigeous and sequestrate taxa within that family. Macro- and micromorphological characters, habitat, and multi-locus DNA sequence data are provided for each new taxon. Unique morphological features and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of 185 taxa across the order Boletales justify the recognition of the three new genera.
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New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence.
Mycologia, 2012Co-Authors: Dillon R. Husbands, Terry W. Henkel, Gregory Bonito, Rytas Vilgalys, Matthew E. SmithAbstract:Xerocomus cyaneibrunnescens, Xerocomus potaroensis, and Xerocomus parvogracilis (Boletales, Basidiomycota) are described as new species from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, in the central Guiana Shield region. These boletes occur in neotropical forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees in the genus Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae). Each species produced basidiomata during a multi-year plot survey, and each was confirmed as an ECM symbiont with one or more leguminous host plant species in Guyana.
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Short title: New Xerocomus species New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence
2012Co-Authors: Dillon R. Husbands, Terry W. Henkel, Matthew E. SmithAbstract:Xerocomus cyaneibrunnescens, Xerocomus potaroensis, and Xerocomus parvogracilis (Boletales, Basidiomycota) are described as new species from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, in the central Guiana Shield region. These boletes occur in neotropical forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees in the genus Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae). Each species produced basidiomata during a multi-year plot survey, and each was confirmed as an ECM symbiont with one or more leguminous host plant species in Guyana.
Nian-kai Zeng - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Two new species of Hortiboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) from China
Mycological Progress, 2020Co-Authors: Hui-jing Xie, Wen-fei Lin, Shuai Jiang, Rou Xue, Yu-zhuo Zhang, Zhi-qun Liang, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:Two new species of Hortiboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales), viz. H. arduinus and H. napaeus, are described based on morphological and molecular data. Detailed descriptions, color photographs of fresh basidiomata, and line drawings of microscopic features of the two new taxa are presented. In addition, a key to all known species of Hortiboletus in the world is provided.
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The genus Crocinoboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales): a new species and updated information for previously described species
Phytotaxa, 2019Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Rou Xue, Yu-guang Fan, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:The morphology, ecology, and phylogenetic relationships of species of Crocinoboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) were investigated. One species, C. pinetorum, new to science, is characterized by a pileus yellowish orange to pale orange in color, surface of pileus and stipe usually unchanging in color when bruised, shorter basidiospores measuring 9.5–11.5 × 4–5 (–5.5) μm, and its association with pine trees. Information on C. laetissimus and C. rufoaureus is updated. A key to all known taxa of Crocinoboletus is also provided.
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Tylopilus callainus , a new species with a sea-green color change of hymenophore and context from the south of China
Phytotaxa, 2018Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Deng Hong, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:Tylopilus callainus (Boletaceae, Boletales) is described as a new species from the south of China. It is morphologically characterized by a brown pileus tinged with sea-green, a sea-green color change of hymenophore and context when injured, a stipe with sea-green color on the upper part, and a trichodermal pileipellis with slightly inflated hyphae. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from partial 28S regions, the nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1) also confirm that T. callainus forms an independent lineage within Tylopilus s. str. Consequently, a detailed description, color photos of fresh basidiomata and line-drawings of microstructures are presented.
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The genus Pulveroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) in China.
Mycologia, 2017Co-Authors: Nian-kai Zeng, Zhi-qun Liang, Li-ping Tang, Zhu L. YangAbstract:ABSTRACTSpecies of Pulveroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) in China are investigated on the basis of morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from nuc rDNA region encompassing the internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2, along with the 5.8S rDNA (ITS) and nuc 28S rDNA D1–D2 domains (28S) and sequences from the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1). Nine species are recognized in the country, three of them are described as new: P. flaviscabrosus, P. rubroscabrosus, and P. subrufus, five of them are previous described taxa: P. brunneopunctatus, P. brunneoscabrosus, P. macrosporus, P. reticulopileus, and P. sinensis, the remaining one is tentatively named P. cf. ridleyi, which will be further studied in the future. A key to the Chinese taxa of the genus is provided. Unexpectedly, the current study did not identify disjunct populations of Pulveroboletus species in East Asia and North/Central America.
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The genus Xanthoconium (Boletaceae, Boletales) in tropical China
Phytotaxa, 2017Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Hui Chai, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:The collections of Xanthoconium from tropical China are investigated on the basis of morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from the nuc 28S rDNA D1-D2 domains (28S), the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1) and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit gene (RPB2). Two species are recognized in the region, one is the previously described taxon: X. sinensis, the other is described as new: X. fusciceps. Xanthoconium fusciceps is morphologically characterized by a dark brown pileus with a rugulose or pitted surface, non-staining hymenophore and context, golden yellow basidiospores, cystidia with pale yellowish brown, yellowish brown to golden brown pigments, and uninflated hyphae in the pileipellis. Detailed descriptions, color photos of fresh basidiomata and line-drawings of microstructures of the two taxa are presented.
Hirokazu Toju - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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timing of evolutionary innovation scenarios of evolutionary diversification in a species rich fungal clade Boletales
New Phytologist, 2019Co-Authors: Hirotoshi Sato, Hirokazu TojuAbstract:Acquisition of mutualistic symbiosis could provide hosts and/or symbionts with novel ecological opportunities for evolutionary diversification. Such a mechanism is one of the major components of coevolutionary diversification. However, whether the origin of mycorrhizal symbiosis promotes diversification in fungi still requires clarification. Here, we aimed to reveal evolutionary diversification in a clade comprising ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi. Based on a phylogenic tree inferred from the sequences of 87 single-copy genes, we reconstructed the origins of ECM symbiosis in a species-rich basidiomycetous order, Boletales. High-resolution phylogeny of Boletales revealed that ECM symbiosis independently evolved from non-ECM states at least four times in the group. Among them, only the second most recent event, occurring in the clade of Boletaceae, was inferred to involve an almost synchronous rapid diversification and rapid transition from non-ECM to ECM symbiosis. Our results contradict the hypothesis of evolutionary priority effect, which postulates the greatest ecological opportunities in the oldest lineages. Therefore, the novel resources that had not been pre-empted by the old ECM fungal lineages - supposedly the coevolving angiosperm hosts - could be available for the young ECM fungal lineages, which resulted in evolutionary diversification occurring only in the young ECM fungal lineages.
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Timing of evolutionary innovation: scenarios of evolutionary diversification in a species‐rich fungal clade, Boletales
The New phytologist, 2019Co-Authors: Hirotoshi Sato, Hirokazu TojuAbstract:Acquisition of mutualistic symbiosis could provide hosts and/or symbionts with novel ecological opportunities for evolutionary diversification. Such a mechanism is one of the major components of coevolutionary diversification. However, whether the origin of mycorrhizal symbiosis promotes diversification in fungi still requires clarification. Here, we aimed to reveal evolutionary diversification in a clade comprising ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi. Based on a phylogenic tree inferred from the sequences of 87 single-copy genes, we reconstructed the origins of ECM symbiosis in a species-rich basidiomycetous order, Boletales. High-resolution phylogeny of Boletales revealed that ECM symbiosis independently evolved from non-ECM states at least four times in the group. Among them, only the second most recent event, occurring in the clade of Boletaceae, was inferred to involve an almost synchronous rapid diversification and rapid transition from non-ECM to ECM symbiosis. Our results contradict the hypothesis of evolutionary priority effect, which postulates the greatest ecological opportunities in the oldest lineages. Therefore, the novel resources that had not been pre-empted by the old ECM fungal lineages - supposedly the coevolving angiosperm hosts - could be available for the young ECM fungal lineages, which resulted in evolutionary diversification occurring only in the young ECM fungal lineages.
Zhi-qun Liang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Two new species of Hortiboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) from China
Mycological Progress, 2020Co-Authors: Hui-jing Xie, Wen-fei Lin, Shuai Jiang, Rou Xue, Yu-zhuo Zhang, Zhi-qun Liang, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:Two new species of Hortiboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales), viz. H. arduinus and H. napaeus, are described based on morphological and molecular data. Detailed descriptions, color photographs of fresh basidiomata, and line drawings of microscopic features of the two new taxa are presented. In addition, a key to all known species of Hortiboletus in the world is provided.
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The genus Crocinoboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales): a new species and updated information for previously described species
Phytotaxa, 2019Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Rou Xue, Yu-guang Fan, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:The morphology, ecology, and phylogenetic relationships of species of Crocinoboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) were investigated. One species, C. pinetorum, new to science, is characterized by a pileus yellowish orange to pale orange in color, surface of pileus and stipe usually unchanging in color when bruised, shorter basidiospores measuring 9.5–11.5 × 4–5 (–5.5) μm, and its association with pine trees. Information on C. laetissimus and C. rufoaureus is updated. A key to all known taxa of Crocinoboletus is also provided.
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Tylopilus callainus , a new species with a sea-green color change of hymenophore and context from the south of China
Phytotaxa, 2018Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Deng Hong, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:Tylopilus callainus (Boletaceae, Boletales) is described as a new species from the south of China. It is morphologically characterized by a brown pileus tinged with sea-green, a sea-green color change of hymenophore and context when injured, a stipe with sea-green color on the upper part, and a trichodermal pileipellis with slightly inflated hyphae. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from partial 28S regions, the nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1) also confirm that T. callainus forms an independent lineage within Tylopilus s. str. Consequently, a detailed description, color photos of fresh basidiomata and line-drawings of microstructures are presented.
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The genus Pulveroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) in China.
Mycologia, 2017Co-Authors: Nian-kai Zeng, Zhi-qun Liang, Li-ping Tang, Zhu L. YangAbstract:ABSTRACTSpecies of Pulveroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) in China are investigated on the basis of morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from nuc rDNA region encompassing the internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2, along with the 5.8S rDNA (ITS) and nuc 28S rDNA D1–D2 domains (28S) and sequences from the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1). Nine species are recognized in the country, three of them are described as new: P. flaviscabrosus, P. rubroscabrosus, and P. subrufus, five of them are previous described taxa: P. brunneopunctatus, P. brunneoscabrosus, P. macrosporus, P. reticulopileus, and P. sinensis, the remaining one is tentatively named P. cf. ridleyi, which will be further studied in the future. A key to the Chinese taxa of the genus is provided. Unexpectedly, the current study did not identify disjunct populations of Pulveroboletus species in East Asia and North/Central America.
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The genus Xanthoconium (Boletaceae, Boletales) in tropical China
Phytotaxa, 2017Co-Authors: Zhi-qun Liang, Shuai Jiang, Hui Chai, Nian-kai ZengAbstract:The collections of Xanthoconium from tropical China are investigated on the basis of morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from the nuc 28S rDNA D1-D2 domains (28S), the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1) and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit gene (RPB2). Two species are recognized in the region, one is the previously described taxon: X. sinensis, the other is described as new: X. fusciceps. Xanthoconium fusciceps is morphologically characterized by a dark brown pileus with a rugulose or pitted surface, non-staining hymenophore and context, golden yellow basidiospores, cystidia with pale yellowish brown, yellowish brown to golden brown pigments, and uninflated hyphae in the pileipellis. Detailed descriptions, color photos of fresh basidiomata and line-drawings of microstructures of the two taxa are presented.