Durianella, a new gasteroid genus of boletes from Malaysia.
Hydnangium echinulatum, described originally from a single specimen collected in Malaysia, has been recollected, and based on morphological and molecular characters is recognized as representing a new gasteroid genus of boletes with affinities to the Boletineae, herein named Durianella. Diagnostic features include an epigeous, ovoid, pyramidal-warted, durian fruit-like basidiome with gelatinized glebal locules and a columella that turns indigo blue upon exposure, and subglobose basidiospores with long, curved, thin-walled and collapsible spines. A redescription, phylogenetic analysis and comparison with allied taxa are presented.
Desjardin
Dennis E
DE
Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132, USA. ded@sfsu.edu
Wilson
Andrew W
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Binder
Manfred
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D000363:Agaricales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008296:Malaysia; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal