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A new species of bird's nest fungi: Characterisation of Cyathus subglobisporus sp. nov. based on morphological and molecular data
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Date Issued
December 1, 2008
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Article
Abstract
Recent collections of bird's nest fungi (i.e. Crucibulum, Cyathus, Mycocalia, Nidula, and Nidularia species) in northern Thailand resulted in the discovery of a new species of Cyathus, herein described as C. subglobisporus. This species is distinct by a combination of ivory-coloured fruiting bodies covered with shaggy hairs, plications on the inner surface of the peridium and subglobose basidiospores. Phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and LSU ribosomal DNA sequences using neighbour-joining, maximum likelihood and weighted maximum parsimony support Cyathus subglobisporus as a distinct species and sister to a clade containing C. annulatus, C. renweii and C. stercoreus in the Striatum group. © 2008 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures.
Citation
Persoonia Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 21, 71-76, 2008