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Issue: Vol. 714 No. 3: 13 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.714.3.2
Page range: 214-222
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Armillaria desertorum, A new species of Armillaria (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Inner Mongolia, China

Key Laboratory of Edible Fungal Resources and Utilization (North), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin, China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Gastrodia and Fungi Symbiotic Biology, Zhaotong University, Zha6otong 657000, Yunnan, China; Yunnan Engineering Research Center of Green Planting and Processing of Gastrodia, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong 657000, Yunnan, China
Key Laboratory of Edible Fungal Resources and Utilization (North), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin, China
Key Laboratory of Edible Fungal Resources and Utilization (North), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin, China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Gastrodia and Fungi Symbiotic Biology, Zhaotong University, Zha6otong 657000, Yunnan, China; Yunnan Engineering Research Center of Green Planting and Processing of Gastrodia, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong 657000, Yunnan, China
Physalacriaceae morphology phylogeny Fungi

Abstract

A new species, Armillaria desertorum sp. nov., was discovered in Inner Mongolia using ITS, LSU and tef1-ɑ sequences, combined with morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. It is characterized by pileus with sparse yellow-brown scaly scales, stipe base with black thick rhizomorph, growing in the sand around the roots of decaying Caragana korshinskii and Populus euphratica. We provide illustrated descriptions, molecular characterization and its position in the phylogenetic tree.

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How to Cite

Hou, W., Zu, J. & Bau, T. (2025) Armillaria desertorum, A new species of Armillaria (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Inner Mongolia, China. Phytotaxa 714 (3): 214–222. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.714.3.2