Elaphomyces section Elaphomyces (Eurotiales, Ascomycota) - taxonomy and phylogeny of North European taxa, with the introduction of three new species

A Molia; E Larsson; M Jeppson; T Læssøe; K-H Larsson

doi:10.3114/fuse.2020.05.14

Elaphomyces section Elaphomyces (Eurotiales, Ascomycota) - taxonomy and phylogeny of North European taxa, with the introduction of three new species

Fungal Syst Evol. 2020 Jun:5:283-300. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2020.05.14. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Authors

A Molia¹, E Larsson², M Jeppson², T Læssøe³, K-H Larsson^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1173 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway.
² University of Gothenburg, Biological and environmental sciences, P.O. Box 461, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden.
³ Natural History Museum of Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 15, København, DK-2100 Ø, Denmark.
⁴ Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.

Abstract

The North European species of Elaphomyces section Elaphomyces (Eurotiales, Pezizomycotina) are studied. Three new species, E. citrinopapillatus, E. pusillus, and E. roseoviolaceus are introduced and verified by morphology and sequence data from ITS, nuclear LSU, mitochondrial SSU, and β-tubulin. A lectotype for Elaphomyces granulatus is selected. Elaphomyces granulatus and E. muricatus are epitypified with sequenced material from the Femsjö region in South Sweden. Elaphomyces striatosporus is epitypified with sequenced material from the vicinity of the type locality in Norway. A key to all species of Elaphomyces occurring in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden is provided.

Keywords: Eurotiaceae; Eurotiomycetes; Pezizomycotina; key; multi-gene phylogeny; nomenclature; three new taxa.