ABSTRACT: Molecular data confirm the exclusion of Rhizopogon melanogastroides from the genus Rhizopogon. These data, as well as the ectomycorrhiza features do not confirm the inclusion of this taxon in the genus Melanogaster.

KEYWORDS: ectomycorrhizae, rDNA ITS, chemical, Rhizopogon

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