Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Relationships of (Clavariaceae, Agaricales): Description of Six New Species and One Newly Recorded Species from China.

Specimens of C (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) collected in China were studied using morphological and molecular methods. Six species-. , . , . , . , . , and . -are described as new to science, and . is a newly recorded species in China. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted based on a combined dataset of internal transcribed spacer and nuclear ribosomal RNA large subunit sequences. The phylogenetic reconstruction revealed that the six new species each formed an independent lineage, and the samples of . from China were nested with accessions of . collected from Italy. The morphology of the seven Chinese species is described in detail, and is illustrated with line drawings and photographs. A key to the known species in China is provided.