Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China

Based on morphological and molecular evidence, 12 specimens have been identified as belonging to three previously unrecognized species of Clavaria, which are here described as C. divergens, C. orientalis, and C. tongdaoensis. Clavaria divergens is characterized by its branched, white basidiomata. Cl...

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Main Authors: Jun Yan, Li Xiong, Li-Xun Yang, Zheng-Mi He, Ping Zhang, Ke Liao
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author Jun Yan
Li Xiong
Li-Xun Yang
Zheng-Mi He
Ping Zhang
Ke Liao
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Li Xiong
Li-Xun Yang
Zheng-Mi He
Ping Zhang
Ke Liao
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description Based on morphological and molecular evidence, 12 specimens have been identified as belonging to three previously unrecognized species of Clavaria, which are here described as C. divergens, C. orientalis, and C. tongdaoensis. Clavaria divergens is characterized by its branched, white basidiomata. Clavaria orientalis and C. tongdaoensis are very similar to C. zollingeri in the field. However, C. orientalis is distinguished by its more robust branches, while C. tongdaoensis differs by its varied or paler color of basidiomata. A concatenated sequence dataset (ITS-nrLSU-RPB2) was used for multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic tree of Clavaria showed that the three branched species each formed a distinct lineage with strong support. A key to the known branched species of Clavaria in China is provided.
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spelling doaj-art-7d8b4b6c450a4860a057d2baa7d65d692025-08-20T02:52:30ZengPensoft PublishersMycoKeys1314-40492025-03-0111513715310.3897/mycokeys.115.145774145774Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from ChinaJun Yan0Li Xiong1Li-Xun Yang2Zheng-Mi He3Ping Zhang4Ke Liao5Hunan Provincial Demonstration Center of Forestry Seeding BreedingHunan Provincial Demonstration Center of Forestry Seeding BreedingBureau of Forestry, Tongdao Dong Autonomous CountyHunan Normal UniversityHunan Normal UniversityHunan Provincial Demonstration Center of Forestry Seeding BreedingBased on morphological and molecular evidence, 12 specimens have been identified as belonging to three previously unrecognized species of Clavaria, which are here described as C. divergens, C. orientalis, and C. tongdaoensis. Clavaria divergens is characterized by its branched, white basidiomata. Clavaria orientalis and C. tongdaoensis are very similar to C. zollingeri in the field. However, C. orientalis is distinguished by its more robust branches, while C. tongdaoensis differs by its varied or paler color of basidiomata. A concatenated sequence dataset (ITS-nrLSU-RPB2) was used for multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic tree of Clavaria showed that the three branched species each formed a distinct lineage with strong support. A key to the known branched species of Clavaria in China is provided.https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/145774/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Jun Yan
Li Xiong
Li-Xun Yang
Zheng-Mi He
Ping Zhang
Ke Liao
Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
MycoKeys
title Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
title_full Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
title_fullStr Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
title_full_unstemmed Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
title_short Morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) from China
title_sort morphological and multi locus phylogenetic analyses reveal three new branched species of clavaria clavariaceae agaricales from china
url https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/145774/download/pdf/
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