Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus explained

Afrocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this genus is found in Africa and China.^[1]

Taxonomy

It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus Afrocantharellus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence. The genus was reverted back to a subgenus by further molecular-based infrageneric classification Bart Buyck, Frank Kauff, Corinne Cruaud and Valérie Hofstetter in 2012-2013.^[2]

Species

Accepted species:

Image	Scientific Name	Year	Mycorrhizal association	Distribution
	C. aurantioconspicuus	2012		Brazil (Pernambuco)
	C. cerinoalbus	2009		China(Hunan), Malaysia
	C. cineraceus	2023	Castanopsis kawakamii	China(Fujian)
	C. cuticulatus	1966		Malaysia
	C. fistulosus	2008		Tanzania
	C. guyanensis	1854		French Guyana
	C. platyphyllus	1966		Tanzania
	C. hygrophoroides	2014	Castanopsis fissa	China(Hainan, Yunnan)
	C. luteostipitatus	2015		Madagascar
	C. protectus	2013		Brazil (Paraíba)
	C. splendens	1994		Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania
	C. symoensii	1966		Tanzania

Notes and References

1. Zhang . Yu-Zhuo . Qin . Hua-Zhi . Chen . Zuo-Hong . Lin . Wen-Fei . Liang . Zhi-Qun . Jiang . Shuai . Zeng . Nian-Kai . Updated taxonomy of Chinese Cantharellus subgenera Afrocantharellus and Magni (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales): Three new taxa and amended descriptions of one previous species . Frontiers in Microbiology . 14 . 2023-03-17 . 1664-302X . 37007503 . 10064096 . 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1109831 . free .
2. Buyck . Bart . Kauff . Frank . Cruaud . Corinne . Hofstetter . Valérie . Molecular evidence for novel Cantharellus (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) from tropical African miombo woodland and a key to all tropical African chanterelles . Fungal Diversity . 58 . 1 . 2013 . 1560-2745 . 10.1007/s13225-012-0215-4 . 281–298. 256072483 .