Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus

Pseudocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this subgenus are found in Africa.

Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Subgenus: Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus
Eyssart. & Buyck
Type species
Cantharellus rubrosalmoneus[1]
(Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst.
Species

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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Edibility is edible

Description

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The fruiting bodies of this species are pink to red with thin-walled hyphal endings.[2]

Taxonomy

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The subgenus was established in 2013 based on phylogenetic analysis.

Species

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Accepted species:

Image Scientific Name Year Mycorrhizal association Distribution
C. floridulus Heinem. 1958 sub-Saharan Africa
C. goossensiae (Beeli) Heinem. 1958 Congo
C. miniatescens Heinem. 1958 Congo
C. violaceoflavescens De Kesel, Guelly, L.A.Parra & Buyck 2020 Berlinia grandiflora Togo
C. rhodophyllus Heinem 1958 Gilbertiodendron dewevrei Congo
C. rubrosalmoneus (Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst. 2018 Madagascar

References

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  1. ^ Buyck, B (2018). "Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales) revisited: one epityfication, one new synonym and one new species". Mycosphere. 9 (1): 141–148. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/1/3.
  2. ^ Buyck, Bart; Kauff, Frank; Eyssartier, Guillaume; Couloux, André; Hofstetter, Valérie (2014). "A multilocus phylogeny for worldwide Cantharellus (Cantharellales, Agaricomycetidae)". Fungal Diversity. 64 (1): 101–121. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0272-3. ISSN 1560-2745.