A new species of Russula (Russulaceae) from India based on morphological and molecular (ITS sequence) data | Zendy

Arun Kumar Dutta | Zendy; Soumitra Paloi | Zendy; Prakash Pradhan | Zendy; Krishnendu Acharya | Zendy

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A new species of Russula (Russulaceae) from India based on morphological and molecular (ITS sequence) data

Author(s) -

Arun Kumar Dutta,

Soumitra Paloi,

Prakash Pradhan,

Krishnendu Acharya

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

turkish journal of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 1303-6106

pISSN - 1300-008X

DOI - 10.3906/bot-1407-1

Subject(s) - subgenus , russula , basidiocarp , hymenium , biology , botany , phylogenetic tree , internal transcribed spacer , genus , taxonomy (biology) , biochemistry , gene

Russula kanadii (Russulaceae, Basidiomycota) is described as a new species from West Bengal, India, and is assigned to the subgenus Heterophyllidia, section Heterophyllae, and subsection Virescentinae. A comprehensive description, photographs, and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided. Inferences of its phylogenetic relationships within the genus are provided based on the sequence of the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region.

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