Protomerulius wumengshanensis Z.R. Gu, H.M. Zhou & C.L. Zhao, 2025

Gu, Zirui, Zhou, Chunqin, Deng, Qiaohua, Zhang, Jianling, Li, Mei & Zhou, Hongmin, 2025, Morphological and phylogenetic evidence reveal a new species of Protomerulius (Basidiomycota) from China, Phytotaxa 716 (1), pp. 36-44 : 39

Protomerulius wumengshanensis Z.R. Gu, H.M. Zhou & C.L. Zhao , sp. nov. Figs. 2–4 .

MycoBank no.: MB 856058

Figures

FIGURE 2. Basidiomata of Protomerulius wumengshanensis (holotype, CLZhao 32632). (A) The front of the basidiomata, (B) A section of the hymenophore. Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 1 mm.

FIGURE 3. Sections of the hymenium of Protomerulius wumengshanensis (holotype, CLZhao 32632). (A–C) Basidiospores, (D–F) Basidia, (G) Basidioles, (H) Cystidia. Scale bars: (A–H) = 10 μm, 10 × 100 Oil.

FIGURE 4. Microscopic structures of Protomerulius wumengshanensis (holotype, CLZhao 32632). (A) Basidiospores; (B) Basidia; (C) Hyphoid cystidia; (D) A cross section of basidiomata. Scale bars: A = 5 μm; B–D = 10 μm.