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Microscopic structures of Lyomyces albopulverulentus (holotype) A basidiospores B basidia and basidioles C capitate cystidia D a section of hymenium. Scale bars: 10 µm (A–D).
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Five new wood-inhabiting fungi, Lyomyces albopulverulentus , L. yunnanensis , Xylodon daweishanensis , X. fissuratus , and X. puerensis spp. nov. , are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. Lyomyces albopulverulentus is characterized by brittle basidiomata, pruinose hymenophore with a white hymenial surfa...
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