Termitomyces flavus sp. nov. (Lyophyllaceae, Agaricales), a New Species from Northern Thailand

Abstract

Termitomyces flavus, collected from rainforest of northern Thailand, is described and discussed as novel species using morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses (ITS, nrLSU, and mtSSU). The novel taxa is brownish orange to brownish yellow with large basidiomata, dark and papilla perforatorium, abundant yellowish grey squamulose on the stipe surface, and bulbous at the base, thick pileus context, and broadly ellipsoid to ellipsoid basidiospores 6.0–8.8 × 4.1–6.2 μm.