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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 3: 10 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.740.3.3
Page range: 248-262
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Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new wood-inhabiting fungal species, Vararia tuberculata (Peniophoraceae, Russulales) from China

Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Universities of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Universities of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Universities of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Universities of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Universities of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; Department Microbial Drugs (MWIS), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Biodiversity phylogenetic analyses taxonomy wood-inhabiting fungi Yunnan Province Fungi

Abstract

Vararia is a species-rich genus in the family Peniophoraceae and is polyphyletic. In this study, a new species, Vararia tuberculata, is proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. It is characterized by membranous, adnate basidiomata with tuberculate, white to cream, isabelline to slightly brown hymenial surface, a dimitic hyphal system with generative hyphae bearing simple septa, cylindrical, subulate, and cylindrical to bottle-shaped cystidia, cylindrical basidia with 4-sterigmata, and fusiform basidiospores measuring 13.5–15.1 × 4.0–5.0 µm. The phylogenetic tree inferred from ITS+nLSU sequences reveals that Vararia tuberculata is nested within the family Peniophoraceae (Russulales), where it forms a sister species to V. cremea and V. gillesii. A full description, illustrations, and phylogenetic analysis results of the new species are provided.

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How to Cite

Wang, K., Deng, Y., Zhu, Y., Chen, M. & Zhao, C. (2026) Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new wood-inhabiting fungal species, Vararia tuberculata (Peniophoraceae, Russulales) from China. Phytotaxa 740 (3): 248–262. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.740.3.3