Albatrellus, Gray, 1821

Zhou, Hong-Min, Wu, Ying-Da & Dai, Yu-Cheng, 2021, A new species of Albatrellus sensu stricto (Albatrellaceae, Russuales) from China, Phytotaxa 510 (1), pp. 43-52 : 49

Key to species of Albatrellus sensu stricto in China

1. Basidiocarps with a rudimentary stipe ................................................................................................................. Albatrellus fumosus

1. Basidiocarps with a stipe ....................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Basidiospores inamyloid .................................................................................................................................. Albatrellus avellaneus

2. Basidiospores amyloid........................................................................................................................................................................3

3. Basidiospores> 5 µm long.................................................................................................................................................................4

3. Basidiospores <5 µm long.................................................................................................................................................................6

4. Basidiospores> 4.5 µm wide ........................................................................................................................ Albatrellus cantharellus

4. Basidiospores <4.5 µm wide .............................................................................................................................................................5

5. Pileal surface smooth and viscid when fresh....................................................................................................... Albatrellus zhuangii

5. Pileal surface with squamulose when fresh............................................................................................................. Albatrellus roseus

6. Gloeoplerous hyphae absent...............................................................................................................................................................7

6. Gloeoplerous hyphae present .............................................................................................................................................................8

7. Pileal surface densely colored with blackish to deep brown squamulose when fresh ....................................... Albatrellus tibetanus

7. Pileal surface smooth when fresh .................................................................................................................... Albatrellus piceiphilus

8. Pileal surface light brown to tan when fresh, basidiocarps with black stipe when fresh ............................ Albatrellus tianschanicus

8. Pileal surface buff to pale yellow when fresh, basidiocarps with white stipe when fresh .................................... Albatrellus alpinus