Creation of provisional species names for the jelly fungus genus Phaeotremella

This post is a part of a series outlining the rationale for the creation of provisional species names. For more information on provisional species names, see Stephen Russell's post here. To see other posts like this, check out the "Provisional Species Names" category in the sidebar. ​

Phaeotremella dejopia holotype

Phaeotremella is a genus of large, foliar jelly fungi and single-celled yeast forms. In 2023, I described a new species, Phaeotremella dejopia, perhaps the largest of the mushroom-forming Phaeotremella species and one with pale, wavy fronds. A reinvestigation of ITS sequence data suggests there are two more undescribed species from North America, which I give provisional species names here. 

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