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Two new species of sequestrate Agaricus (section Minores) from Australia

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The novel species Agaricus lamelliperditus and A. colpeteii are described and illustrated, and affinities to other taxa determined by analysis of ITS sequence data. Both taxa resemble several other recently described Australian sequestrate Agaricus species, in particular A. pachydermus, A. wariatodes and A. chartaceus, which all have a powdery hymenophore from very early stages of basidiome formation. Both novel species have affinities to section Minores.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to the Australian Biological Resources Study for funding some of the fieldwork (Bushblitz 2011, Neds Corner), and the RBG Melbourne for supporting molecular work. Staff of PERTH and MEL are acknowledged for providing access to specimens and aid in locating collection data. Reviewers of the manuscript are acknowledged for their input.

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Lebel, T. Two new species of sequestrate Agaricus (section Minores) from Australia. Mycol Progress 12, 699–707 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-012-0879-x

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Keywords

  • Arid habitats
  • Truffle-like
  • Cryptic diversity