Leiotrametes

Leiotrametes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Leiotrametes; Welti & Courtec. (2012)
Type species
	Leiotrametes lactinea; (Berk.) Welti & Courtec. (2012)
Species
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Leiotrametes is a genus of two species of poroid white rot fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2012 to accommodate , and the type species, . Both species were formerly placed in the genus Trametes.^[1]

Description[]

The upper surface of the caps of Leiotrametes fungi are smooth and dull. They are attached to the substrate by a stem-like base, sometimes in the form of a disc; this feature is however absent in L. lactinea, which is sessile. The pores on the cap underside are regular, sometimes becoming daedalean (maze-like) to lamellate (gill-like). Leiotrametes lacks the parietal crystals in the hyphae that are found in the similar genera Artolenzites, Pycnoporus, and are sometimes present in Trametes.^[1]

Distribution[]

Leiotrametes lactinea has a pantropical distribution, and has been found in the Eastern USA, where it is assumed to be a recent colonization. Leiotrametes menziesii is found in the paleotropics and in the neotropics.^[1] It was reported from Mexico in 2012.^[2] A third Leiotrametes species has been collected from French Guiana, but has not yet been formally described as a new species.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Welti, Stéphane; Moreau, Pierre-Arthur; Favel, Anne; Courtecuisse, Régis; Haon, Mireille; Navarro, David; Taussac,Sabine; Lesage-Meessen, Laurence (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of Trametes and related genera, and description of a new genus Leiotrametes". Fungal Diversity. 55 (1): 47–64. doi:10.1007/s13225-011-0149-2.
^ Valenzuela, Ricardo; Raymundo, Tania; Decock, Tony; Esqueda, Martín (2012). "Aphyllophoroid fungi from Sonora, México 2. New records from Sierra de Álamos–Río Cuchujaqui Biosphere Reserve". Mycotaxon. 122: 51–59. doi:10.5248/122.51.

[Welti_2012-1] Welti, Stéphane; Moreau, Pierre-Arthur; Favel, Anne; Courtecuisse, Régis; Haon, Mireille; Navarro, David; Taussac,Sabine; Lesage-Meessen, Laurence (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of Trametes and related genera, and description of a new genus Leiotrametes". Fungal Diversity. 55 (1): 47–64. doi:10.1007/s13225-011-0149-2.

[Valenzuela_2012-2] Valenzuela, Ricardo; Raymundo, Tania; Decock, Tony; Esqueda, Martín (2012). "Aphyllophoroid fungi from Sonora, México 2. New records from Sierra de Álamos–Río Cuchujaqui Biosphere Reserve". Mycotaxon. 122: 51–59. doi:10.5248/122.51.

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