First record of the rare genus Typhrasa (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) from China with description of two new species

Sheng-Nan Wang; Ya-Ping Hu; Jun-Liang Chen; Liang-Liang Qi; Hui Zeng; Hui Ding; Guang-Hua Huo; Lin-Ping Zhang; Fu-Sheng Chen; Jun-Qing Yan

doi:10.3897/mycokeys.79.63700

First record of the rare genus Typhrasa (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) from China with description of two new species

MycoKeys. 2021 Apr 23:79:119-128. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.79.63700. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Fungal Resource; Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Forest Ecosystem Protection and Restoration of Poyang Lake Watershed, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China Jiangxi Agricultural University Nanchang China.
² Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment/ State Environmental Protection Scient-ific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China Institute of Environmental Sciences Nanjing China.
³ Science and Technology Research Center of Edible Fungi, Qingyuan, Zhejiang, 323800, China Science and Technology Research Center of Edible Fungi Qingyuan China.
⁴ Microbiology Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Nanning, 530007, China Microbiology Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences Nanning China.
⁵ Institute of Edible Fungi, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences; National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Breeding & Cultivation of Features Edible Fungi, Fuzhou 350014, China Institute of Edible Fungi, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fuzhou China.

Abstract

Typhrasa is a rare genus that comprises two species and that has previously been reported only from Europe and North America. The present study expands the geographical scope of the genus by describing two new species - T. polycystis and T. rugocephala - from subtropical China. The new species are supported by morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU and tef-1α). The new species have very similar morphological characteristics and are 98% similar in their ITS region. However, T. rugocephala has two types of long gills at the same time, rarely fusiform pleurocystidia with rostrum. Detailed descriptions, colour photos, illustrations and a key to related species are presented in this paper.

Keywords: Basidiomycota; macromycetes; morphology; phylogenetic analysis; taxonomy.

Sheng-Nan Wang, Ya-Ping Hu, Jun-Liang Chen, Liang-Liang Qi, Hui Zeng, Hui Ding, Guang-Hua Huo, Lin-Ping Zhang, Fu-Sheng Chen, Jun-Qing Yan.

Grants and funding

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31960008), Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (20202BABL213041). The project was supported by the biodiversity investigation, observation and assessment programme (2019-2023) of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (2110404); Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund (GYZX200203)