Dichomitus hubeiensis sp. nov. and a new record of Dichomitus (Basidiomycota) from China

Abstract

Dichomitus hubeiensis Hai J. Li & B. K. Cui sp. nov. is described from the Hubei province, central China. It is distinct in the genus by its cream to straw-yellow pore surface and large pores (1-2 per mm), both inamyloid and indextrinoid skeletal hyphae, presence of cystidioles and dendrohyphidia in the hymenium, more or less ellipsoid basidiospores (10-14 × 5.6-7.0 μm). Dichomitus kirkii originally described from Zimbabwe was found in the Yunan province, it is new to the Chinese fungal flora, and is characterized by its buff-yellow to cinnamon-buff pore surface, entire to lacerate pores (1-2 per mm) and large cylindrical basidiospores (20.8-25.0 × 6.8-8.0 μm). © 2013 The Authors.