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.