Abstract

GARCIA-JIMENEZ, Jesús et al. Cyanoboletus abieticola (Boletaceae, Basidiomycota), a new species from Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2024, vol.95, e955268.  Epub July 29, 2025. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2024.95.5268.

Cyanoboletus abieticola is described as a new species to science. This species is characterized by the viscid pileus, cylindric to bacilliform basidiospores ([14.1] 16.2 ± 1.1 [17.5] × [5] 5.5 ± 0.3 [5.9] µm, Q [2.8] 3.0 ± 0.1 [3.2]), and its gregarious habit in mixed coniferous forests dominated by Abies religiosa or A. guatemalensis. Photographs, drawings, and the phylogenetic analysis of 3 genetic data sets (ITS, nucLSU, and RPB2) of the new species are presented.

Keywords : Boletales; Mycorrhizal fungi; “Pulveroboletus group”; Abies.

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