Sarcodon in the Neotropics I. New Species From
Mycologia, 107(3), 2015, pp. 591–606. DOI: 10.3852/14-185 # 2015 by The Mycological Society of America, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 Sarcodon in the Neotropics I: new species from Guyana, Puerto Rico and Belize Arthur C. Grupe II pakaraimensis, S. portoricensis, S. quercophilus and S. Anthony D. Baker umbilicatus and, along with morphological differ- Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State ences, supported their recognition as distinct species. University, Arcata, California 95521 Macromorphological, micromorphological, habitat Jessie K. Uehling and DNA sequence data from the nuc rDNA internal University Program in Genetics & Genomics, Duke transcribed spacer region (ITS) are provided for each University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 of the new species. A key to Neotropical Sarcodon species and similar extralimital taxa is provided. Matthew E. Smith Key words: Bankeraceae, Caribbean, Central Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 America, ectomycorrhizal fungi, Guiana Shield, The- lephorales, tooth fungi Timothy J. Baroni Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York—College at Cortland, New York 13045 INTRODUCTION D. Jean Lodge Sarcodon Que´l. ex P. Karst. (Bankeraceae, Thelephor- Center for Forest Mycology Research, USDA-Forest ales) is an ectomycorrhizal (ECM) basidiomycete Service, Forest Products Laboratory, PO Box 1377, genus characterized by stipitate, pileate basidiomata Luquillo, Puerto Rico 00773 with determinate development, fleshy, non-zonate context, dentate
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