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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 2: 5 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.1
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Podopostia dominicana, a new genus and a new species in the family Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)

Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Via dei Cappuccini 78/8, I-33170 Pordenone, Italy
Independent researcher, Canaregio, 3608 – 30121 Venezia, Italy
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
Agaricomycetes brown rot Caribbean Dominican Republic pileostipitate terrestrial polypores Fungi

Abstract

The new genus Podopostia, the new species P. dominicana and P. stellifera comb. nov. are here proposed within the family Postiaceae (Polyporales), based on morphological and multigene analyses (nrITS, nrLSU, nrSSU, mtSSU, RPB1, RPB2, and TEF1 sequences). These two species are characterized by a terrestrial habit and stipitate basidiomata.

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How to Cite

Angelini, C., Losi, C. & Vizzini, A. (2026) Podopostia dominicana, a new genus and a new species in the family Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Phytotaxa 740 (2): 121–137. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.1