Table 1 in Clitopilus cretoalbus sp. nov. (Entolomataceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan

Table 1. Comparison of important characters of Clitopilus cretoalbus A.Izhar, Zaman, M.Asif, H.Bashir, Niazi & Khalid sp. nov. and related species.
TaxaPileusBasidiaBasidiosporesCheilocystidiaCaulocystidiaOriginReferencesC. albominutellus3–8 mm, pale cream, concave to funnel-shaped12–5 × 5–8 μm4.5‒7.5 × 2.5‒3.5 μm, ellipsoid to ovoidabsentabsentGermanyLudwig 2001C. apalus20–30 mm, white, umbilicate to infundibuliformup to 25 μm, clavate6–8.5 × 4.5–5.5 μm, broadly ovalpresent, size and shape not specifiedabsentSri LankaPetch 1917; Ahmad et al. 1997C. bigelowii6–8 mm, gray, convex to umbilicate to infundibuliform16‒23 × 6.4‒7.2 μm, 5.6‒7.6 × 3.2–4.5 μm, clavate ellipsoidabsent26‒40 × 3‒5 μm, cylindric to subcapitateUSABaroni 1995C. chichawatniensis50–65 mm, surface white to light pale, pleurotoid25–32 × 7.2–11 µm, clavate to broadly clavate6.17–8.4 × 4.75– 6.6 µm, ovoid to ellipsoidabsentabsentPakistanFatima et al. 2022C. cretoalbus sp. nov.25–30 mm, white to chalk white, concave to infundibuliform or umbilicate13‒25 × 6.3‒8 μm, clavate6.4‒8.5 × 3.6‒5.5 μm, oblong to broadly ellipsoid or amygdaliform17‒30 × 5.5‒8.8 μm, polymorphic, subcylindrical, lageniform, some filiformabsentPakistanthis studyC. peri8–22 mm, white, convex to infundibuliform16–18 × 5–7 μm,5‒8 × 3–5 μm, ellipsoidabsentabsentSri LankaPetch 1917; Pegler 1977a, 1977b; Ahmad et al. 1997; Baroni & Watling 1999C. pinsitusUp to 60 mm, white to pinkish, convex to flattened19.6‒30 × 6‒8.8 μm, 6.7‒8.7 × 4.1–5.2 μm clavateabsentabsentFranceJosserand 1937; Ahmad et al. 1997C. scyphoides5–25 mm, white, convex to umbilicate to infundibuliform17‒28 × 6.5‒8.5 μm, 7.5‒11.5 × 4–5.5 μm, clavate ellipsoid to oblongabsentabsentEuropeSinger 1946; Ahmad et al. 1997; Sultana et al. 2011C. shanglayensis50–60 mm, white, light yellowish to yellowish red, umbonate19‒22 × 5‒6 μm, clavate7‒8 × 4–5 μm, ellipsoid to amygdaliformabsentabsentPakistanRehman et al. 2022