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| [A–C] Phaeoclavulina aurea; [D–F] P. fulva Y. Gao, X. Tong, & C.L. Hou, in Tong, Gao, Wang, Zhou et Hou, 2025. |
Abstract
Two new species, Phaeoclavulina aurea and P. fulva, were discovered and described from North China. Identification was based on morphological observations combined with phylogenetic analysis of nrITS–nrLSU sequences. Phaeoclavulina aurea is characterized by its pale yellow to golden yellow basidiomata, brownish black coloration with dark tips at maturity, and basidiospores bearing truncate spines. Phaeoclavulina fulva is distinguished by its dirty orange basidiomata, pale yellow stipe surface, and basidiospores ornamented with rounded warts. This study enriches the species diversity of Phaeoclavulina in North China.
Key words: Clavarioid fungi, new taxa, systematics, taxonomy
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| Morphology of Basidiomata. A–C. Phaeoclavulina aurea (A, B. BJM 344955 holotype; C. BJTC L007); D–F. Phaeoclavulina fulva (D. BJTC C274 holotype; E. BJTC ZH0015; F. BJTC ZH1138). Scale bars: 1 cm. |
Phaeoclavulina aurea Y. Gao, X. Tong, & C.L. Hou, sp. nov.
Etymology. The epithet “aurea” refers to the yellow to golden yellow basidiomata.
Phaeoclavulina fulva Y. Gao, X. Tong, & C.L. Hou, sp. nov.
Etymology. The epithet “fulvus” refers to the dirty orange to yellowish-brown basidiomata.
Xin Tong, Yue Gao, Hai-Qi Wang, Hao Zhou and Cheng-Lin Hou. 2025. Two New Species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from North China based on morphological and phylogenetic analysis. MycoKeys. 120: 157-172. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.120.138950 [29 Jul 2025]
