Species diversity, molecular phylogeny and ecological habits of Pluteus sect. Hispidoderma (Pluteaceae, Basidiomycota) with an emphasis on Chinese collections

Pluteus, being a wood-rot fungus, bears considerable ecological importance. Among the aforementioned groups, the sect. Hispidoderma is distinguished by a pileipellis resembling a trichoderm, which positions it in a transitional category within the classification of Pluteus.