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Issue: Vol. 728 No. 2: 12 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.728.2.6
Page range: 166-174
Abstract views: 150
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Thaxterogaster laojunensis sp. nov. (Cortinariaceae) from Southwestern China

Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China; School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
1 new taxon Hengduan Mountains morphology taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

A new species, Thaxterogaster laojunensis, collected in the Laojun Mountains, Yunnan Province, China, is proposed based on morphological characteristic comparison and phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the large subunit rRNA (nrLSU). This species is distinguished by its viscid pileus with yellowish tones and a white margin, and a cylindrical hollow stipe without basal bulbosity. This study presents a detailed taxonomic description, illustrations, phylogenetic analysis results, and comparison with closely related taxa of the new species.

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How to Cite

Guan, H.-B., Li, T.-S., Zhang, Y. & Zhao, Q. (2025) Thaxterogaster laojunensis sp. nov. (Cortinariaceae) from Southwestern China. Phytotaxa 728 (2): 166–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.728.2.6