A former lectotype for Bromus cincinnatus Ten. (Poaceae) has been superseded, as it is in serious conflict with the protologue. Another element of protologue designated effective lectotype. The new identified coespecific intermedius Guss., a Mediterranean species L. subg. Bromus. combination Helictochloa panormitana (Lojac.) Romero Zarco proposed originally described Avena australis Parl., nom....

Lactarius pseudoaurantiozonatus, belonging to subg. Lactarius, is proposed as a new species from Anhui Province, China based on detailed morphology and molecular analyses (nrITS) region. characterized by pale yellow orange-yellow, zonate pileus, subglobose broadly ellipsoid basidiospores which measure 5.5–7.9 × 4.5–6.5 μm, white latex quickly turns olive-yellow, indistinct odor burning-acrid ta...

BACKGROUND The early stages of biological invasions are rarely observed, but can provide significant insight into the invasion process as well as the influence vectors have on invasion success or failure. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We characterized three newly discovered populations of an introduced gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linné, 1758), in California, USA, comparing them to potenti...