Murinicarpus subadustus: a new record from India, its morphology and phylogeny.

Abstract

Murinicarpus subadustus described from China is the only species of the genus Murinicarpus ( Polyporales , Basidiomycota ). There is no other report of this genus from any other country except China. Here, we report M. subadustus as a novelty to the macrofungal biota of India. This unique species is identified based on morphological features and nrDNA ITS-based phylogenetic analysis. A thorough macro- and microscopic characterisation along with field photographs, line drawings of microscopic structures and comparisons with morphologically and phylogenetically related taxa are provided.