A new species and new records of Hymenopellis and Xerula (Agaricales, Physalacriaceae) from China

Ya-Jie Liu; Zheng-Xiang Qi; You Li; Lei Yue; Gui-Ping Zhao; Xin-Yue Gui; Peng Dong; Yang Wang; Bo Zhang; Xiao Li

doi:10.7717/peerj.16681

A new species and new records of Hymenopellis and Xerula (Agaricales, Physalacriaceae) from China

PeerJ. 2023 Dec 20:11:e16681. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16681. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ya-Jie Liu¹, Zheng-Xiang Qi¹, You Li¹, Lei Yue¹, Gui-Ping Zhao¹, Xin-Yue Gui¹, Peng Dong¹, Yang Wang^{1

2}, Bo Zhang¹, Xiao Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
² College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Ching.

Abstract

Hymenopellis is the genus that exhibits the highest number of species within the Xerula/Oudemansiella complex. Numerous species of Hymenopellis demonstrate edibility, and some of these species have been domesticated and cultivated. During an extensive survey carried out in Henan and Jilin Provinces, China, a substantial quantity of Hymenopellis specimens was gathered as a component of the macrofungal resource inventory. Based on the findings of morphological and molecular phylogenetic studies, a new species, Hymenopellis biyangensis, has been identified. A new record species, Hymenopellis altissima, has been discovered in China. Additionally, two new record species, Hymenopellis raphanipes and Xerula strigosa, have been found in Henan Province. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit ribosomal (nrLSU) were used to establish a phylogeny for species identification. Detailed descriptions, field habitat maps and line drawings of these species are presented. The discussion focuses on the relationships between newly discovered species and other related taxa. Additionally, this study provides and a key to the documented species of Hymenopellis and Xerula found in China.

Keywords: Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; New species; Physalacriaceae.

MeSH terms

Agaricales*
China
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Phylogeny

Substances

DNA, Fungal

Grants and funding

The study was supported by the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Project (No. 20230202119NC), the study on the species diversity of wild economic fungal resources in Biyang County, Henan Province, China; Research on the Creation of Excellent Edible Mushroom Resources and High Quality & Efficient Ecological Cultivation Technology in Jiangxi Province (20212BBF61002) and the Scientific and Technological Tackling Plan for the Key Fields of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (No. 2021AB004). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.