Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus

Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Subgenus:	Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus Eyssart. & Buyck
Type species
Cantharellus rubrosalmoneus[1] (Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst.
Species
See Text

Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Edibility is edible

Pseudocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this subgenus are found in Africa.

Description

The fruiting bodies of this species are pink to red with thin-walled hyphal endings.^[2]

Taxonomy

The subgenus was established in 2013 based on phylogenetic analysis.

Species

Accepted species:

Image	Scientific Name	Year	Mycorrhizal association	Distribution
	C. floridulus Heinem.	1958		sub-Saharan Africa
	C. goossensiae (Beeli) Heinem.	1958		Congo
	C. miniatescens Heinem.	1958		Congo
	C. violaceoflavescens De Kesel, Guelly, L.A.Parra & Buyck	2020	Berlinia grandiflora	Togo
	C. rhodophyllus Heinem	1958	Gilbertiodendron dewevrei	Congo
	C. rubrosalmoneus (Buyck & V. Hofst.) Buyck & V. Hofst.	2018		Madagascar

References

1. Buyck, B (2018). "Cantharellus subg. Pseudocantharellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales) revisited: one epityfication, one new synonym and one new species". Mycosphere. 9 (1): 141–148. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/1/3.
2. Buyck, Bart; Kauff, Frank; Eyssartier, Guillaume; Couloux, André; Hofstetter, Valérie (2014). "A multilocus phylogeny for worldwide Cantharellus (Cantharellales, Agaricomycetidae)". Fungal Diversity. 64 (1): 101–121. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0272-3. ISSN 1560-2745.