The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico

Ganoderma curtisii, a potential medicinal species due to the presence of various lucidenic acids, was originally described from the southeastern United States. Controversy subsequently developed as it became clear that this was not a single species but a complex. In the present study, 39 collections...

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Main Authors: Milay Cabarroi-Hernández, Cony Decock, Laura Guzmán-Dávalos, Mabel Gisela Torres-Torres, Gerardo Lucio Robledo, Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula, Zurizadai Martínez-Velázquez, Virginia Ramírez-Cruz, Mario Amalfi
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author Milay Cabarroi-Hernández
Cony Decock
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos
Mabel Gisela Torres-Torres
Gerardo Lucio Robledo
Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula
Zurizadai Martínez-Velázquez
Virginia Ramírez-Cruz
Mario Amalfi
author_facet Milay Cabarroi-Hernández
Cony Decock
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos
Mabel Gisela Torres-Torres
Gerardo Lucio Robledo
Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula
Zurizadai Martínez-Velázquez
Virginia Ramírez-Cruz
Mario Amalfi
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description Ganoderma curtisii, a potential medicinal species due to the presence of various lucidenic acids, was originally described from the southeastern United States. Controversy subsequently developed as it became clear that this was not a single species but a complex. In the present study, 39 collections from the G. curtisii complex, including 30 collections originating from four different states of Mexico and type specimens were analyzed from a phylogenetic, morphological, and ecological point of view. The phylogenetic relationships within the G. curtisii complex were analyzed using sequence data from ITS, tef1, rpb1, and rpb2 regions. A total of six clades were resolved within the G. curtisii complex, that corresponds to G. curtisii, G. myanmarense, G. ravenelii, G. sichuanense, Ganoderma sp. from Costa Rica, and a clade comprising several collections previously named G. curtisii from Mexico, described here as Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. Furthermore, G. meredithiae is confirmed as a synonym of G. curtisii.
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spelling doaj-art-c82d8d53e53e463c9f0bef1bea9d68d42025-07-06T07:31:10ZengPensoft PublishersIMA Fungus2210-63592025-07-011612210.3897/imafungus.16.154828154828The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in MexicoMilay Cabarroi-Hernández0Cony Decock1Laura Guzmán-Dávalos2Mabel Gisela Torres-Torres3Gerardo Lucio Robledo4Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula5Zurizadai Martínez-Velázquez6Virginia Ramírez-Cruz7Mario Amalfi8Universidad de GuadalajaraMycothèque de l’Université Catholique de LouvainUniversidad de GuadalajaraUniversidad Tecnológica del ChocóConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasUniversidad de GuadalajaraUniversidad de GuadalajaraUniversidad de GuadalajaraMeise Botanic GardenGanoderma curtisii, a potential medicinal species due to the presence of various lucidenic acids, was originally described from the southeastern United States. Controversy subsequently developed as it became clear that this was not a single species but a complex. In the present study, 39 collections from the G. curtisii complex, including 30 collections originating from four different states of Mexico and type specimens were analyzed from a phylogenetic, morphological, and ecological point of view. The phylogenetic relationships within the G. curtisii complex were analyzed using sequence data from ITS, tef1, rpb1, and rpb2 regions. A total of six clades were resolved within the G. curtisii complex, that corresponds to G. curtisii, G. myanmarense, G. ravenelii, G. sichuanense, Ganoderma sp. from Costa Rica, and a clade comprising several collections previously named G. curtisii from Mexico, described here as Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. Furthermore, G. meredithiae is confirmed as a synonym of G. curtisii.https://imafungus.pensoft.net/article/154828/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Milay Cabarroi-Hernández
Cony Decock
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos
Mabel Gisela Torres-Torres
Gerardo Lucio Robledo
Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula
Zurizadai Martínez-Velázquez
Virginia Ramírez-Cruz
Mario Amalfi
The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
IMA Fungus
title The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
title_full The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
title_fullStr The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
title_short The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico
title_sort ganoderma curtisii lineage basidiomycota polyporaceae in the neotropics ganoderma mexicurtisii sp nov from pine oak forests in mexico
url https://imafungus.pensoft.net/article/154828/download/pdf/
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