Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Taxonomic study of Asian species of Echinochaete (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) and description of E. maximipora sp. nov.

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Mycological Progress Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We carried out a taxonomic investigation of Echinochaete species collected from Japan and Malaysia using molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological observations. Phylogenetic trees based on the LSU and ITS regions detected three main clades among the Echinochaete collections used in this study. The morphology of the type specimen of E. russiceps falls within the range of those collections in one of the detected clades, and we conclude that this name represents that clade. Echinochaete russiceps is characterized by aculeate to lanceolate setoid elements with lateral spines on the pileus surface, but was found to have variable pore size and pileus surface color. Another detected clade was represented by E. brachypora. The morphology of specimens in the residual clade is clearly distinct from other known species in Echinochaete and we describe this taxon as E. maximipora sp. nov. This species is characterized by the large, elongated pores (1)2–4 × (0.5)1–2 mm, cylindrical setoid elements with lateral spines on the pileus surface, and narrow basidiospores. We provide detailed descriptions of Echinochaete species in Asia and an identification key to all species of Echinochaete.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Aoshima K, Abe Y (1983) Echinochaete ruficeps found in Japan. Proceedings of the 27th annual meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan. Abstracts of submitted papers. p 61 (abstract)

  • Bondartsev AS, Singer R (1941) Zur Systematik der Polyporaceen. Ann Mycol 39:43–65

    Google Scholar 

  • Corner EJH (1984) Ad Polyporaceas II. Polyporus, Mycobonia, and Echinochaete. Beih Nova Hedwig 78:1–129

    Google Scholar 

  • Cunningham GH (1965) Polyporaceae of New Zealand. N Z Dep Sci Ind Res Bull 164:1–304

    Google Scholar 

  • Donk MA (1960) The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae. Persoonia 1:173–302

    Google Scholar 

  • Farris JS, Källersjö M, Kluge AG, Bult C (1994) Testing significance of incongruence. Cladistics 10:315–319 doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1994.tb00181.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Käärik A (1965) The identification of the mycelia of wood-decay fungi by their oxidation reactions with phenolic compounds. Bibliot Mycol 81:1–151

    Google Scholar 

  • Kiet TT (1996) Danh Luc Nam Lon Cua Ciet Nam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep, HaNoi

    Google Scholar 

  • Nobles MK (1965) Identification of cultures of wood inhabiting Hymenomycetes. Can J Bot 43:1097–1139

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Núñez M, Ryvarden L (1995) Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera. Synopsis Fungorum 10:1–85

    Google Scholar 

  • Núñez M, Ryvarden L (2001) East Asian Polypores Vol. 2. Fungiflora, Oslo

    Google Scholar 

  • Reid DA (1963) New or interesting records of Australian Basidiomycetes. V. Kew Bull 17:267–308

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ryvarden L (1978) Studies in the Aphyllophorales of Africa 6. Some species from eastern Central Africa. Bull Jard Bot Nat Belg 48:79–117

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ryvarden L, Johansen I (1980) A preliminary polypore flora of East Africa. Fungiflora, Oslo

    Google Scholar 

  • Silveira RMB, Wright JE (2005) The taxonomy of Echinochaete and Polyporus s. str. in South America. Mycotaxon 93:1–59

    Google Scholar 

  • Sotome K, Hattori T, Ota Y, To-anun C, Salleh B, Kakishima M (2008) Phylogenetic relationships of Polyporus and morphologically allied genera. Mycologia 100(4):603–615

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Swofford DL (2003) PAUP 4.0b10: phylogenetic analysis using parsimony. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA

    Google Scholar 

  • Thompson JD, Gibson TJ, Plewniak F, Jeanmougin F, Higgins DG (1997) The CLUSTAL_X windows interface: flexible strategies for multiple sequence alignment aided by quality analysis tools. Nucleic Acids Res 25:4876–4882

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • White TJ, Bruns TD, Lee S, Taylor J (1990) Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal DNA genes for phylogenies. In: Innis MA, Gelfand DH, Snisky JJ, White TJ (eds) PCR protocols, a guide to methods and applications. Academic Press, San Diego, pp 315–322

    Google Scholar 

  • Wu SH, Ryvarden L (2003) Polypore fungi newly recorded from Taiwan. Mycotaxon 85:101–108

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhao JD (1998) Flora fungorum sinicorum Vol. 3, Polyporaceae. Science Press, Beijing

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Y. Ando, S. Kurogi, H. Sasaki, K. Tsujiyama and S. Tsujiyama (Kyoto Prefectural University) for kindly providing specimens. We are grateful to the curator of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K) for the loan of type material. We are grateful for the help of anonymous reviewers for comments on the manuscript. K.S. acknowledges financial support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This research was supported by Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (No. 19-2260) from JSPS.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Plant Parasitic Mycology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ten-nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan

    Kozue Sotome & Makoto Kakishima

  2. Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Nagai-Kyutaro, Momoyama, Fushimi, Kyoto, 612-0855, Japan

    Tsutomu Hattori

  3. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan

    Yuko Ota

  4. Mycology and Pathology, Forestry Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109, Selangor, Malaysia

    Su See Lee

  5. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sabaratnam Vikineswary & Noorlidah Abdullah

Authors
  1. Kozue Sotome
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tsutomu Hattori
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yuko Ota
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Su See Lee
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Sabaratnam Vikineswary
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Noorlidah Abdullah
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Makoto Kakishima
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Tsutomu Hattori.

Additional information

Contribution No. 220, Laboratory of Plant Parasitic Mycology, Graduate School of Life andEnvironmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Sotome, K., Hattori, T., Ota, Y. et al. Taxonomic study of Asian species of Echinochaete (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) and description of E. maximipora sp. nov.. Mycol Progress 8, 123–132 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-009-0584-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-009-0584-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation