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Type: Article
Published: 2017-01-18
Page range: 241–252
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Is the species diversity in the lyophylloid genera Calocybella and Gerhardtia (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) underestimated? Two new species from the Dominican Republic

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
Herbario Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Apartado 21-9, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic & Via Tulipifero 9 - 33080, Porcia (PN), Italy
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
Agaricomycetes Lyophylloid clade Lyophylleae Caribbean Islands nrLSU nrITS Taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Two new species, Calocybella dominicana and Gerhardtia citrinolobata are described in the Lyophyllaceae from the Dominican Republic based on morphological and molecular data. The generic delimitation of the genera Calocybella and Gerhardtia is also discussed. The discovery of these new species extends the geographical distribution of these genera indicating that their species diversity is still far from being fully understood.