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Three new cryptic Caribbean species in the Leucocoprinus heinemannii complex (Agaricaceae, Agaricales)

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Three new species of Leucocoprinus (Lc. tephrolepis, Lc. parvipileus, Lc. domingensis) are described, based on material from the Dominican Republic and the US Virgin Islands. These species belong in the Lc. heinemannii species complex, based on their morphological and molecular characteristics. The type collection of Lc. heinemannii was sequenced, and we confirm the tropical distribution of this species originally described from Italy. We discuss the problematic taxonomy of dark-centered species of Leucocoprinus, including the application of the names Lepiota montagnei, Lepiota atrodisca, and Lepiota phaeosticta.

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All voucher collections are deposited in registered herbaria. All relevant molecular data has been deposited in GenBank and TreeBASE. (This has been already indicated in the main text.)

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Acknowledgments

We thank the two anonymous reviewers for their critical comments that helped improve our manuscript. We thank Vincenzo Migliozzi (Rome, Italy) for allowing the sequencing of the holotype of Lc. heinemannii and Marco Floriani (TN, Italy) for arranging the loan of herbarium material. Claudio Angelini wishes to thank Ricardo G. García, Francisco Jiménez, and Brígido Peguero (Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) for their interest and encouragement in studying fungi of the Dominican Republic and for their active cooperation in providing access to the herbarium at their institution.

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Field work by A. Justo in 2012 was facilitated by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DEB-0933081).

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  1. New Brunswick Museum, 277 Douglas Ave., Saint John, NB, E2K 1E5, Canada

    Alfredo Justo

  2. Herbario Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    Claudio Angelini

  3. Pordenone, Italy

    Claudio Angelini

  4. Montecchio Maggiore, Italy

    Alberto Bizzi

  5. Department of Environmental and Life Science, Section Botany, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio 1, I-09123, Cagliari, Italy

    Alessia Tatti

  6. Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Trieste, 75, 35121, Padova, Italy

    Alessia Tatti

  7. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) – CNR, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy

    Alfredo Vizzini

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All authors (AJ, CA, AB, AT, AV) contributed to the study conception and design. AJ conducted field work in the US Virgin Islands, CA in the Dominican Republic, and AB, AT, and AV in Italy. AB, AT, and AV conducted the microscopical study of the collections. AJ and AV generated the molecular data. AJ conducted the phylogenetic analysis. AJ wrote the first draft of the manuscript and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Justo, A., Angelini, C., Bizzi, A. et al. Three new cryptic Caribbean species in the Leucocoprinus heinemannii complex (Agaricaceae, Agaricales). Mycol Progress 19, 1445–1457 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-020-01638-9

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