Agaricus macrochlamys , a New Species from the (Sub)tropical Cloud Forests of North America and the Caribbean, and Agaricus fiardii , a New Synonym of Agaricus subrufescens

is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae, with several highly priced edible and medicinal species. Here we describe , a new species, in . sect. , sympatric and morphologically cryptic with the edible and medicinally cultivated mushroom, . Phylogenetic analyses showed that is closely related to...

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Published in:Journal of fungi (Basel) 2022-06, Vol.8 (7), p.664
Main Authors: Medel-Ortiz, Rosario, Garibay-Orijel, Roberto, Argüelles-Moyao, Andrés, Mata, Gerardo, Kerrigan, Richard W, Bessette, Alan E, Geml, József, Angelini, Claudio, Parra, Luis A, Chen, Jie
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Language:English
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Agaricaceae
Agaricus
Agaricus subg. flavoagaricus
almond mushrooms
Caribbean
Cloud forests
Datasets
Geographical distribution
Morphology
neotropics
New species
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Sympatric populations
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Summary:is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae, with several highly priced edible and medicinal species. Here we describe , a new species, in . sect. , sympatric and morphologically cryptic with the edible and medicinally cultivated mushroom, . Phylogenetic analyses showed that is closely related to , and that is a new synonym of . Despite being morphologically cryptic, can be distinguished from by several ITS and species-specific markers and a 4-bp insertion in the sequence. Furthermore, is a cosmopolitan species, while distribution is so far restricted to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.
ISSN:2309-608X
2309-608X
DOI:10.3390/jof8070664