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Issue: Vol. 770 No. 2: 19 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.770.2.4
Page range: 112-126
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Lulesia subalpina (Entolomataceae, Agaricales), a new species from subalpine regions

College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Fungi Clitocyboid morphological characters phylogenetic analysis taxonomy

Abstract

A new species, Lulesia subalpina, is described from Yunnan Province, China, based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence. A phylogenetic analysis of a five-locus dataset (ITS, LSU, RPB2, TEF1, and ATP6) supports its placement as sister to L. fallax within the subgenus Paraclitopilus. This species occurs in subalpine coniferous forests and is characterized by its whitish pileus that shows negative reaction to KOH, cream decurrent lamellae with a subregular lamellar trama, and broadly ellipsoid to ellipsoid basidiospores with a distinctly undulate to angular surface.

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How to Cite

Li, J.-X., Xu, Y.-D., Deng, P.-T., Zhang, P. & He, Z.-M. (2026) Lulesia subalpina (Entolomataceae, Agaricales), a new species from subalpine regions. Phytotaxa 770 (2): 112–126. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.770.2.4