Cortinarius parkeri, a new species from the Pacific Northwest of North America

Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Ammirati ◽  
Tess E. Barlow ◽  
Michelle T. Seidl ◽  
Oldriska Ceska ◽  
Mary Berbee ◽  
...  

Cortinarius parkeri , a new vernal species in subgenus Cortinarius , section Veneti , is described from the Pacific Northwest of North America. Within its subgenus, C. parkeri is unique in that its membranous universal veil is attached to the pileus edge of young mushrooms and extends as a covering over the pileus surface. At maturity, the universal veil forms a sheathing membranous volva-like structure that flares out above the stipe base. Sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.8s-ITS2) determined for 13 collections of C. parkeri were all identical, except for a polymorphic two base pair indel. In a phylogeny including other related species from North America and Europe, C. parkeri is monophyletic. In contrast to intraspecific distances, the interspecific genetic distance between C. parkeri and other Veneti species sequences was large. Being dikaryotic, mushrooms of C. parkeri contain genomes from two parents. As expected in a dikaryon in an interbreeding population, the polymorphic indel was homozygous in some collections but heterozygous in three collections, with conflicting sequences resulting from mixed parental types. Taken together, morphological and molecular results strongly support C. parkeri as a new and distinctive species.

Botany ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Greg Thorn ◽  
Jee In Kim ◽  
Renée Lebeuf ◽  
Andrus Voitk

Three species of golden chanterelles were found in Newfoundland and Labrador and were compared with other Cantharellus species by macromorphology, microscopy, and multilocus phylogenetic studies. The commonest species is a member of the C. cibarius group, usually found with Picea, and is differentiated from European C. cibarius by its pinkish-orange rather than yellow hymenium, and from both C. cibarius and C. roseocanus of the Pacific Northwest by its ITS and TEF1 sequences. We describe it as a new species, Cantharellus enelensis; published sequences extend its range to Michigan and Illinois. An uncommon species with reduced, merulioid hymenophore, found growing only with Betula, has rDNA and TEF1 sequences nearly identical to C. amethysteus, but only occasionally shows the amethyst scales on its cap characterizing that species in Europe. Ours is the first report of this species from North America. A third species was recognized by its sequences as C. camphoratus, but our collections, found with Abies balsamea, lack the odour of camphor for which this species was named and have longer and more slender spores than in the original description. This species has not been reported since its description from a single collection in Nova Scotia. All three species are edible.


Botany ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (10) ◽  
pp. 767-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorinde Nuytinck ◽  
Joseph F. Ammirati

Although Lactarius sect. Deliciosi (Fr.) Redeuilh, Verbeken & Walleyn (syn. Lactarius sect. Dapetes) is a readily identifiable group in the field, it is exceedingly difficult to correctly identify species with orange to reddish orange latex. A lack of careful study of these species in North America in general, and the Pacific Northwest more specifically, makes species identification often impossible. One common undescribed Pacific Northwest species, which begins fruiting rather early in the season, is described here as Lactarius aestivus sp. nov. It is found in conifer forests dominated by Abies Mill. and Tsuga Carrière, and is characterized by bright orange latex and zonate, bright to pale orange pileus that only rarely stains greenish. A phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequences supports the species delimitation.


Botany ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1057-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Tanaka ◽  
Vadim A. Mel’nik ◽  
Maasa Kamiyama ◽  
Kazuyuki Hirayama ◽  
Takashi Shirouzu

Prosthemium (teleomorph Pleomassaria ) and Asterosporium (teleomorph unknown) are coelomycetous genera with stellate conidia on Fagales trees. Their morphological resemblance suggests their close relationship, but phylogenetic relatedness remains unknown. They have been distinguished on the basis of either conidiomatal morphology (pycnidia in Prosthemium and acervuli in Asterosporium) or their differing conidial septation (euseptate in Prosthemium and distoseptate in Asterosporium). To reveal their phylogenetic affinities and clarify reliable distinguishing phenotypical characters, five species of Prosthemium and two species of Asterosporium were investigated using sequences of the small subunit, large subunit, and internal transcribed spacer region of nuclear ribosomal DNA and β-tubulin gene from 43 isolates of these species. The analyses revealed the following: (i) Asterosporium typified by Asterosporium asterospermum on Fagus is a member of the Sordariomycetes and is distinct from Prosthemium belonging to the Dothideomycetes; (ii) Asterosporium betulinum on Betula species should be excluded from Asterosporium and transferred to Prosthemium as Prosthemium neobetulinum nom. nov.; (iii) conidial septation does not seem to have a diagnostic value, whereas conidiomatal morphology is useful in distinguishing both genera; (iv) the number and length of conidial arms are useful criteria in distinguishing Prosthemium species. A new species, Prosthemium intermedium sp. nov., found on both Betula ermanii and Betula maximowicziana , is described and illustrated.


2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Dean A. Glawe

Chinese matrimony-vine (Lycium chinense Mill.) is a traditional medicinal plant grown in China and used as a perennial landscape plant in North America. This report documents the presence of powdery mildew on L. chinense in the Pacific Northwest and describes and illustrates morphological features of the causal agent. It appears to be the first report of a powdery mildew caused by Arthrocladiella in the Pacific Northwest. Accepted for publication 10 November 2004. Published 8 December 2004.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 331 (2) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARUN KUMAR DUTTA ◽  
SUDESHNA NANDI ◽  
ENTAJ TARAFDER ◽  
RIMPA SIKDER ◽  
ANIRBAN ROY ◽  
...  

A new species of Trogia (Marasmiaceae, Basidiomycota) is described from West Bengal, India. Analysis of the molecular sequence (nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region) data suggests that T. benghalesis is phylogenetically distinct from its closely related species. Comprehensive description based on macro- and microscopic characters, photographs and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 312 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
HUAN-DI ZHENG ◽  
WEN-YING ZHUANG

A new species, namely Chlorociboria herbicola, is discovered on herbaceous stems in central China. Morphologically, the new fungus is distinctive by the combination of light blue-green apothecia, rectangular cells in ectal excipulum, and elongate-ellipsoidal ascospores with rounded ends. Phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer and large subunit of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences confirm its ascription in Chlorociboria and distinction from the known species of the genus.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 364 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUNAZZA KIRAN ◽  
JUNAID KHAN ◽  
HASSAN SHER ◽  
DONALD H. PFISTER ◽  
ABDUL NASIR KHALID

A new species, Amanita griseofusca in section Vaginatae is described and illustrated here from Pakistan. Distinguishing characters of the new species include medium-sized basidiomata, greyish brown pileus surface with white to beige, membranous volval remnants present as one (large) to a few (small) warts, close lamellae which are cream colored with a pink tone, striations one third of the total pileus radius, broadly ellipsoidal to ellipsoidal basidiospores and white loose saccate volva turning beige at maturity. Molecular data inferred from partial nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), partial nuc rDNA larger subunit region (LSU) and partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) confirms the novelty of the present taxon.


MycoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Komsit Wisitrassameewong ◽  
Myung Soo Park ◽  
Hyun Lee ◽  
Aniket Ghosh ◽  
Kanad Das ◽  
...  

Russula subsection Amoeninae is morphologically defined by a dry velvety pileus surface, a complete absence of cystidia with heteromorphous contents in all tissues, and spores without amyloid suprahilar spot. Thirty-four species within subsection Amoeninae have been published worldwide. Although most Russula species in South Korea have been assigned European or North American names, recent molecular studies have shown that Russula species from different continents are not conspecific. Therefore, the present study aims to: 1) define which species of Russula subsection Amoeninae occur on each continent using molecular phylogenetic analyses; 2) revise the taxonomy of Korean Amoeninae. The phylogenetic analyses using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and multilocus sequences showed that subsection Amoeninae is monophyletic within subgenus Heterophyllidiae section Heterophyllae. A total of 21 Russula subsection Amoeninae species were confirmed from Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and Central America, and species from different continents formed separate clades. Three species were recognized from South Korea and were clearly separated from the European and North American species. These species are R. bella, also reported from Japan, a new species described herein, Russula orientipurpurea, and a new species undescribed due to insufficient material.


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