A new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from the Caribbean basin

Mark Banik; Daniel Lindner; Beatriz Ortiz-Santana; D. Jean Lodge

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A new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from the Caribbean basin

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Authors:

Mark Banik, Daniel Lindner, Beatriz Ortiz-Santana, D. Jean Lodge

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Banik, Mark T.; Lindner, Daniel L.; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz; Lodge, Deborah J. 2012. A new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from the Caribbean basin. Kurtziana. 37(1): 15-21.

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Abstract

Laetiporus caribensis is described as a new species, causing brown rot on hardwoods in the Caribbean basin. Laetiporus caribensis is distinguished from described species in the genus by smaller basidiospores. In addition, single spore isolates of L. caribensis are incompatible with those of the known species of Laetiporus from North America and Japan. The ITS sequence of L .caribensis is divergent from other members of the genus, being at least 50 base pairs different from L. gilbertsonii, the most closely related species.

Keywords

Basidiomycota, fungal phylogenetics, Fungi, Polyporaceae, sulfur shelf

Citation

Banik, Mark T.; Lindner, Daniel L.; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz; Lodge, Deborah J. 2012. A new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from the Caribbean basin. Kurtziana. 37(1): 15-21.