Pseudocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this subgenus are found in Africa.
| Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Subgenus: | Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus Eyssart. & Buyck |
| Type species | |
| Cantharellus rubrosalmoneus[1] (Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst.
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| Species | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Edibility is edible |
Description edit
The fruiting bodies of this species are pink to red with thin-walled hyphal endings.[2]
Taxonomy edit
The subgenus was established in 2013 based on phylogenetic analysis.
Species edit
Accepted species:
| Image | Scientific Name | Year | Mycorrhizal association | Distribution |
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| C. floridulus Heinem. | 1958 | sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| C. goossensiae (Beeli) Heinem. | 1958 | Congo | ||
| C. miniatescens Heinem. | 1958 | Congo | ||
| C. violaceoflavescens De Kesel, Guelly, L.A.Parra & Buyck | 2020 | Berlinia grandiflora | Togo | |
| C. rhodophyllus Heinem | 1958 | Gilbertiodendron dewevrei | Congo | |
| C. rubrosalmoneus (Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst. | 2018 | Madagascar |
References edit
- ^ Buyck, B (2018). "Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales) revisited: one epityfication, one new synonym and one new species". Mycosphere. 9 (1): 141–148. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/1/3.
- ^ Buyck, Bart; Kauff, Frank; Eyssartier, Guillaume; Couloux, André; Hofstetter, Valérie (2014). "A multilocus phylogeny for worldwide Cantharellus (Cantharellales, Agaricomycetidae)". Fungal Diversity. 64 (1): 101–121. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0272-3. ISSN 1560-2745.
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