DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain

Rigorous diagnostics and documentation of fungal species are fundamental to their conservation. During the course of a species-level study of UK waxcap (Hygrophoraceae) diversity, two previously unrecognized species were discovered. We describe Gliophorus europerplexus sp. nov. and G. reginae sp. no...

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Main Authors: Antony Ainsworth, Paul Cannon, Bryn Dentinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-09-01
Series:MycoKeys
Online Access:http://mycokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1198

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