Journal
PHYTOTAXA
Volume 292, Issue 1, Pages 19-34Publisher
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.292.1.2
Keywords
edible mushrooms; morphology; phylogeny; taxonomy
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Funding
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [2013T2S0030]
- Thailand Research Fund grant - Taxonomy, Phylogeny and biochemistry of Thai Basidiomycetes [BRG 5580009]
- National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), projects-Taxonomy, Phylogeny and cultivation of Lentinus species in northern Thailand [NRCT/55201020007]
- Mae Fah Luang University, the project-Taxonomy, Phylogeny and cultivation of Lentinus species in northern Thailand [MFU/54 1 01 02 00 48]
- National Natural Science Funds of China [31000013, 31360014, 31470152]
- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, under the 12th 5-year National Key Technology Support Program (NKTSP) [2013BAB07B06]
- CGIAR Research Program 6: Forest, Trees and Agroforestry
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The identification of Auricularia species has previously relied on the examination of macroscopic features of mushroom samples collected in Thailand. These features may vary with age, light exposure, moisture and other factors, making such identification prone to error. This study uses morphological characteristics and molecular data to improve upon previous classifications of Auricularia species. Fruiting bodies collected during recent field excursions and previous collections from herbaria were examined and sequenced for two loci, viz. ITS and rpb2. Auricularia asiatica is described as a new species based on both morphological characteristics and molecular data, and is introduced with a full description, illustrations and colour photographs. Auricularia cornea and A. villosula are described as new records from Thailand. A combined ITS and rpb2 phylogenetic tree is provided, showing the placement of five Auricularia species found in Thailand.
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