''Albatrellus piceiphilus'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Albatrellaceae
The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species.
Description
Most genera in the family produce fruit bodies which have typical mushroom morphology, with caps and stems. Ot ...
. Found in ''
Picea crassifolia
''Picea crassifolia'', the Qinghai spruce, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae
The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, heml ...
'' forest in
Gansu Province
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...
, China, it was described as new to science in 2008.
Molecular
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analysis shows that it groups in a "Russuloid"
clade with ''
Albatrellus citrinus
''Albatrellus citrinus'' is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. Found in Europe, it was described as new to science by Svengunnar Ryman and colleagues in 2003.
See also
Fuller comparative discussion at '' Albatrellus subrubescens ...
'' and ''
A. ovinus''.
References
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Russulales
Fungi described in 2008
Fungi of Asia
Taxa named by Yu-Cheng Dai
Taxa named by Bao-Kai Cui
Fungus species
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