Sarcodon leucopus (Pers.) Maas Geest. & Nannf., Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 63: 415, 1969.

Mu, Yan-Hong, Hu, Ya-Ping, Wei, Yu-Lian & Yuan, Hai-Sheng, 2020, Hydnaceous fungi of China 8. Morphological and molecular identification of three new species of Sarcodon and a new record from southwest China, MycoKeys 66, pp. 83-103 : 83

Sarcodon leucopus (Pers.) Maas Geest. & Nannf., Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 63: 415, 1969.

Diagnoses.

Morphological and nuc ITS rDNA + nuc LSU rDNA sequences analyses confirmed the new record species, which is described in detail by Mleczko et al. (2011). This species was recorded by several European countries, such as Estonia, Finland, Bulgaria and Sweden and was frequently placed on the Red List ( Rassi et al. 2001; Gärdenfors 2005; Gyosheva et al. 2006; Parmasto 2009).

Specimen examined

- China. Xizang Auto. Reg., Linzhi, Bayi Town, 92°09'14"E, 26°52'26"N, 3000 m alt., solitary or gregarious, on the ground of alpine Pinus forest, 3.08.2004, Dai 5686 (IFP 010196).