Biology

Sutorius: A new genus for Boletus eximius

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Sutorius is described as a new genus of Boletaceae to accommodate Boletus robustus originally named illegitimately by C.C. Frost from eastern North America. The legitimate name, Boletus eximius, provided by C.H. Peck, has been used since for a dark purple to chocolate brown bolete with finely scaly stipe and reddish brown spore deposit. This iconic taxon has been documented on five continents. Despite the straightforward species identification from morphology, the interpretation of stipe macromorphology and spore color has led to equivocal generic placement. Phylogenetic analyses of genes encoding large subunit rRNA and translation elongation factor 1a confirm Sutorius as a unique generic lineage in the Boletaceae. Two species are recognized based on multiple accessions: S. eximius, represented by collections from North America, Costa Rica, Guyana, Indonesia and Japan (molecular data are lacking for only the Guyanan and Japanese material); and S. australiensis, represented by material from Queensland, Australia. Additional collections from Zambia and Thailand represent independent lineages, but sampling is insufficient to describe new species for these entities. © 2012 by The Mycological Society of America.

Publication Title

Mycologia

Publication Date

1-2012

Volume

104

Issue

4

First Page

951

Last Page

961

ISSN

0027-5514

DOI

10.3852/11-376

Keywords

biogeography, Boletes, Boletineae, phylogeny, Ribosomal DNA

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