Boletus durhamensis sp. nov. from North Carolina

Beatriz Ortiz-Santana; Alan E. Bessette; Owen L. McConnell

doi:10.5248/131.703

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Boletus durhamensis sp. nov. from North Carolina

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Authors:

Beatriz Ortiz-Santana, Alan E. Bessette, Owen L. McConnell

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5248/131.703

Source:

Mycotaxon

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Abstract

A new bolete with cinnamon-brown pores, Boletus durhamensis, is described. Collected in northern North Carolina, it is possibly mycorrhizal with Quercus spp. Morphological and molecular characters support this taxon as a new species.

Keywords

Boletaceae, ectomycorrhizal fungi, oaks, taxonomy

Citation

Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz; Bessette, Alan E.; McConnell, Owen L. 2016. Boletus durhamensis sp. nov. from North Carolina. Mycotaxon. 131(3): 703-715.