Summary
Auritella foveata C. K. Pradeep & Matheny is described as new from mixed evergreen forests in tropical India. The species is distinctive due to the combination of a pitted-rugulose pileus, smooth subglobose spores, and chains of elongated thick-walled cheilocystidia. The latter two traits characterise the tropical African species A. aureoplumosa (Watling) Matheny & Bougher. Phylogenetic analysis of a supermatrix of rpb1, rpb2, and nLSU-rRNA gene regions supports the placement of A. foveata as sister to the remaining species of Auritella, a genus with a paleotropical and southern hemisphere distribution. A key to all eight species of the genus is provided together with illustrations of the new species.
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We thank Jean-Marc Moncalvo for introducing the two co-authors and Aaron Wolfenbarger for technical assistance. Research funds were provided to the senior author from the National Science Foundation (DEB-0949517). The remaining co-authors are thankful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi for financial assistance. Suggestions and corrections made by two anonymous reviewers are appreciated.
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Matheny, P.B., Pradeep, C.K., Vrinda, K.B. et al. Auritella foveata, a new species of Inocybaceae (Agaricales) from tropical India. Kew Bull 67, 119–125 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9329-9
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