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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 3: 25 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.3.3
Page range: 281-292
Abstract views: 338
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Candolleomyces yunnanensis (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales), a novel species from Yunnan Province, China

Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China
Via G. Garibaldi 173, I-45010 Villadose, Italy
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China
1 new species Morphology Phylogenetic analysis Psathyrelloid fungi Taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

A new species, Candolleomyces yunnanensis, collected from Yunnan Province, China, is described based on morphological characteristics and molecular data. It is morphologically distinguished by its larger pileipellis cells, a pileus that is bronze brown (5E5) to yellowish brown (5E4) at the center and brownish grey (5E2) to birch grey (5C2) towards the margin, a fugacious veil, and the absence of pleurocystidia. Phylogenetic analyses of the nrITS, nrLSU, and tef-1α combined sequence confirm C. yunnanensis as a distinct member of Candolleomyces, forming a separate lineage from other Candolleomyces species.

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How to Cite

Zheng, D.-G., Voto, P., Tibpromma, S., Lu, W.-H., Han, M.-Y., Kumla, J., Suwannarach, N., Dai, D.-Q., Zhang, L.-J., Elgorban, A.M., Chukeatirote, E. & Karunarathna, S.C. (2025) Candolleomyces yunnanensis (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales), a novel species from Yunnan Province, China. Phytotaxa 711 (3): 281–292. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.3.3