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Issue: Vol. 748 No. 1: 19 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.7
Page range: 97-106
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Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new species of Dichostereum (Russulales) from Guangxi Autonomous Region, southern China

School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Guangxi Forestry Science Research Institute, Nanning 530000, China
School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Peniophoraceae Russulales new species phylogeny taxonomy wood-rotting fungi Fungi

Abstract

Based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analysis of ITS+nLSU sequences, this study reports a new wood inhabiting species in Russulales, Dichostereum olivaceoluteum. It was discovered in subtropical forest of Guangxi Autonomous Region, southern China. The new species is characterized by perennial, resupinate basidiomata with olivaceous buff hymenophore, difficult to separate from substrate; microscopically it has a dimitic hyphal system with clamp connections on generative hyphae, and thick-walled, globose, ornamented basidiospores measuring 6.2–7.4 × 5.5–7.0 μm.

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How to Cite

Hao, H.-W., Zeng, G.-Y. & Dai, Y.-C. (2026) Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new species of Dichostereum (Russulales) from Guangxi Autonomous Region, southern China. Phytotaxa 748 (1): 97–106. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.7