Suillus hypogaeus: First record of a truffle Suillus

CG Piña Páez, KA Gervers, JA Martin, JF Tabima… - Mycologia, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
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Suillus (order Boletales) is a diverse genus of epigeous, mushroom-forming fungi native to
temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere; however, some species are also present
in areas where Pinaceae has been introduced in the Southern Hemisphere. Unlike the
closely related genus Rhizopogon, there are no described hypogeous, sequestrate species
of Suillus. Here, we describe Suillus hypogaeus, the first known species of the genus with
hypogeous, sequestrate sporocarps. Collections were made on Marys Peak in Benton …
Abstract
Suillus (order Boletales) is a diverse genus of epigeous, mushroom-forming fungi native to temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere; however, some species are also present in areas where Pinaceae has been introduced in the Southern Hemisphere. Unlike the closely related genus Rhizopogon, there are no described hypogeous, sequestrate species of Suillus. Here, we describe Suillus hypogaeus, the first known species of the genus with hypogeous, sequestrate sporocarps. Collections were made on Marys Peak in Benton County, Oregon, USA, at an elevation of 800 m in forests dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii. The peridium is white, quickly staining pink to purple-reddish where bruised or cut. The gleba is pale yellow when young, becoming purple with maturity, and the basidiospores are obovoid, light yellow in KOH, and amyloid in Melzer’s reagent. Multilocus molecular phylogenetic analyses support the placement of S. hypogaeus among the Larix specialists in the spectabilis group of Suillus. Although Larix and Pseudotsuga are sister genera, Larix does not occur on Marys Peak or elsewhere in western Oregon. Suillus hypogaeus, therefore, represents both an independent origin of the hypogeous, sequestrate sporocarp within the Boletales and an independent host shift between Larix and Pseudotsuga within the genus Suillus.
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