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1Department of Natural History, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2K 1E5, Canada.
Abstract:
A new species of Pluteus section Pluteus is described based on collections made in Arizona (USA). The new species is found in high-elevation, conifer dominated forests in the American Southwest, and it fruits directly on conifer wood or wood debris/conifer duff under Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga and/or Abies. Based on the phylogenetic analyses of ITS and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) sequences, P. arizonicus is closely related to P. brunneidiscus, but it differs in the smaller basidiospores, less distinct ornamentation on the pleurocystidia and habitat. Other close relatives (P. kovalenkoi, P. shikae) occur exclusively in Eurasia. Citation: Justo A, Clements TA (2024). Pluteus arizonicus, a new species from Western North America. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 14: 191-196. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2024.14.12.
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