A new species of the genus Truncocolumella (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China

Lin Li; Shanping Wan; Yun Wang; Naritsada Thongklang; Zonglong Luo; Shuhong Li

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e128970

A new species of the genus Truncocolumella (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Nov 21:12:e128970. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e128970. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Lin Li^{1

2

3}, Shanping Wan⁴, Yun Wang⁵, Naritsada Thongklang^{2

3}, Zonglong Luo¹, Shuhong Li⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, China College of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University Dali China.
² School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
³ Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
⁴ College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University Kunming China.
⁵ New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited, Mosgiel, New Zealand New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited Mosgiel New Zealand.
⁶ Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Kunming China.

Abstract

Background: During surveys of hypogeous fungi in the Hengduan Mountains, south-western China, three specimens of the genus Truncocolumella were discovered in Sichuan Province.

New information: Morphological and molecular analyses revealed that the collections represent a new species, Truncocolumellapseudocolumella. This article describes the new species and discusses its relationship with the other two members of the genus.

Keywords: Hengduan Mountainous; ITS; false truffles; morphological; taxonomy.

Lin Li, Shanping Wan, Yun Wang, Naritsada Thongklang, Zonglong Luo, Shuhong Li.