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Hygrophorus citrinofuscus : epitypification of a rare waxcap species from Central Europe and its transfer to the genus Neohygrocybe

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Hygrophorus citrinofuscus is a striking and rarely reported grassland species originally described by J. Favre from the Swiss Alps. In absence of sequence data for the type specimen, a recent collection from Austria, which is well documented based on morphology and sequence data, is designated as the epitype of H. citrinofuscus to stabilise the species concept. Further collections from Austria and the Czech Republic are given. Morphologically similar species are discussed. Hygrophorus citrinofuscus is morphologically and phylogenetically well delimited and macroscopically characterised by yellow-brown pileus colours, a fibrillose pileus surface, pale lamellae and a yellow stipe, making it readily recognisable in the field. Morphology of the lamellar trama as well as phylogenetic analyses of a combined matrix of ITS, LSU, SSU and RPB2 sequence data clearly place this species in the genus Neohygrocybe , and a transfer is proposed.

Source: Fungal Systematics and Evolution

DOI: 10.3114/fuse.2025.15.05

Authors: G. Friebes, F. Fuljer, D. Boertmann, H. Voglmayr, I. Kautmanová

Institutions: Universalmuseum Joanneum, Comenius University Bratislava, Aarhus University, University of Vienna, Slovak National Museum

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, European Commission

Awards: G2975644094, G4851540324, G5555249988, G6222287898, G8773862602