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Issue: Vol. 632 No. 2: 28 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.632.2.4
Page range: 143-153
Abstract views: 146
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A new species of Lycogala, and a new record of Lindbladia from China

Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China. Institute of Agricultural Applied Microbiology; Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Nanchang; 330000; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi; Ministry of Education; Jilin Agricultural University; Changchun; 130118; China
Lindbladia cribrarioides Lycogala heterospora Myxomycetes SSU rRNA gene taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Lycogala is one of the most widely known genera of myxomycetes due to its distinct characteristics and cosmopolitan distribution. This study introduces a new species, Lycogala heterospora, based on its morphological characteristics and molecular analyses using the small subunit of the ribosomal RNA (nrSSU) gene. It is characterized by its spores of varying sizes and yellowish-brown peridial vesicles. The characteristics of the new species were examined under a stereomicroscope and a light microscope. The micrographs of relevant details are included. Moreover, Lindbladia cribrarioides is documented for the first time in China.

 

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