Abstract
Lentaria Corner is a widespread basidiomycetous genus composed of 17 known species. Most members of this genus are lignicolous and play important roles as decomposers in forest ecosystems. Lentaria specimens collected from China were studied using morphological and molecular methods. Five species were recognized, two of which, L. bambusina and L. uncispora, were described as new species. In addition, L. patouillardii was confirmed to be a new record from China. The remaining two species, L. byssiseda and L. surculus, were previously found in China. The two new species were described in detail, illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and compared with similar species. The other three species were redescribed to clarify their morphological characters and distribution patterns. Phylogeny of this genus was analyzed based on internal transcribed spacer sequences. Additionally, a key to Lentaria species in China is provided. Holotypes of the two new species are deposited in the Mycological Herbarium of Hunan Normal University.
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The authors thank Dr. Yi-JianYao (Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Nian-Kai Zeng (Hainan Medical University) for providing valuable specimens for this study. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31670015), Hunan Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Engineering and New Products for Developmental Biology, China (Grant No. 20134486) and Hunan Provincial Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Ecology, China (No. 0713).
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Liu, LN., Wu, L., Chen, ZH. et al. The species of Lentaria (Gomphales, Basidiomycota) from China based on morphological and molecular evidence. Mycol Progress 16, 605–612 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-017-1284-2
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