Taxonomy of Armillaria in the Patagonian forests of Argentina
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Pildain, Maria B.
Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus
Wingfield, Brenda D.
Wingfield, Michael J.
Rajchenberg, Mario
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Mycological Society of America
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The taxonomy of Armillaria in southern South America has received little attention since the
work of Singer and others. In this study we examine the morphological traits and cultural features for taxa representing the lineages revealed based on molecular phylogeny, and we link them to previously described taxa based on morphology. Lineages I–IV were identified as Armillaria novae-zelandiae, A. montagnei, A. umbrinobrunnea comb. nov. and A. sparrei respectively. They could be differentiated
morphologically based on dimension, features of
the epicutis, annulus, stipe, hymenophoral trama
and flavor and characteristics in culture. Furthermore there was no evidence of host preference for the species recognized. This is the first study integrating the phylogeny and morphology of Armillaria species from Patagonia, and it provides a foundation for future research on these fungi in South America.
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Pildain, MB, Coetzee, MPA, Wingfield, BD, Wingfield, MJ & Rajchenberg, M 2010, 'Taxonomy of Armillaria in the Patagonian forests of Argentina', Mycologia, vol. 102, no. 2, pp. 392-403. [http://www.mycologia.org/]