MycoKeys (Aug 2018)

Validation of two Amanita species from eastern North America: A. rhacopus sp. nov. and A. variicolor sp. nov.

  • Herman Lambert,
  • Guy Fortin,
  • Roland Labbé,
  • Jacqueline Labrecque,
  • Jean A. Bérubé,
  • Jacques Landry,
  • Evgeny Ilyukhin,
  • Simona Margaritescu,
  • Jean-Marc Moncalvo,
  • Yves Lamoureux

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.38.27041
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38
pp. 47 – 57

Abstract

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Members of the mushroom genus Amanita usually can easily be identified to the genus in the field, however, species circumscription and identification are often problematic. Several names have been misapplied and cryptic species exist. Here, we formally describe and validate two new species of Amanita sect. Vaginatae from eastern North America that were recognised under the umbrella European names A. ceciliae by past authors: Amanita rhacopus sp. nov. and Amanita variicolor sp. nov.