Podoserpula ailaoshanensis sp. nov. (Amylocorticiales, Basidiomycota) from China based on morphological and sequence analyses

• Podoserpula ailaoshanensis was described from China.
• Phylogenetic analysis based on the combined DNA sequences supported the new species belonging to Amylocorticiaceae.
• This is the first species of Podoserpula reported from Asia.

Podoserpula is described from Australia and mainly collected from the southern hemisphere. It is characterized by the brightly colored multi-storied basidiocarps, non-amyloid and thick-walled ellipsoid to subglobose basidiospores, distributed in subtropical to tropical regions. In this study, P. ailaoshanensis is described and illustrated as a new species based on morphological and molecular evidence. This species is characterized by its multi-storied basidiocarps, zonate and fuzzy pileus, light ivory to yellow orange pileal surface, hollow main axis, and globose to subglobose, thick-walled basidiospores (4.1–5 × 3.9–4.8 μm). Phylogenetically, on the basis of combined dataset of internal transcribed spacer (ITS), nuclear large subunit rDNA (nLSU), translation elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) and small subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nSSU), P. ailaoshanensis is strongly supported as a new species of Podoserpula.