Table 2 in New species of Pseudosperma (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan revealed by morphology and multi-locus phylogenetic reconstruction

Table 2. Comparison of ecological and morphological characters among the three newly described Pakistani species of Pseudosperma and phylogenetically similar species P. rimosum and P. umbrinellum.
SpeciesP. brunneoumbonatumP. pinophilumP. triacicularisP. rimosumP. umbrinellumHost association(s)PinusPinusPinusAbies, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus, Cedrus, Corylus, Fagus, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Populus, Quercus, Salix, TiliaHelianthemum, Pinus, Populus, QuercusPileus colorStrong brown (5YR4/8), disc/umbo deep brown (5YR2/6)Strong brown throughout (5YR4/6 to 5YR4/8), with dark brown umboBrownish orange (5YR5/8) to fulvousHighly variable, from pale to ochraceous yellow brown to dark brown, usually darkest around center; sometimes very conspicuous and bright yellow; sometimes blackish brownHazel to cinnamon brown, warm yellowish to reddish brown caps with a dark center and contrasting strongly rimose and lighter peripheryUmboAcuteAcuteAcute to subacute or obtuseAcuteBluntVelipellisAbsentAbsentPresentAbsentAbsentBasidiospores10.3-15.3(-16.7) × 6.6-9.9 µm(8.2-)9.4-15.8 × 6.3-8 µm(7.7-)8.9-12.5 × 6.1-7.7 µm9.5-12.5 × 6.0-7.0 µm10.0-13.0 × 5.5-6.5 µmReference(s)This paperThis paperThis paperKuyper (1986), Larsson et al. (2009)Kuyper (1986), Larsson et al. (2009)