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Two new species of Lactifluus (Fungi, Russulales) from tropical Quercus forest in eastern Mexico
Two new species of Lactifluus subgenus Lactifluus were discovered during a three-year monitoring of the ectomycorrhizal fungi in a tropical oak forest from central Veracruz, Mexic…
Rubroshiraia gen. nov., a second hypocrellin-producing genus in Shiraiaceae (Pleosporales)
Shiraiaceae is an important family in Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes), which includes medical fungi and plant pathogens. Two hypocrellin-producing taxa, Shiraia bambusicola and a n…
Diaporthe species in south-western China
Three strains of the genus Diaporthe were isolated from different plant hosts in south-western China. Phylogenetic analyses of the combined ITS, β-tubulin, tef1 and calmoudulin da…
Sanghuangporus toxicodendri sp. nov. (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) from China
Sanghuangporus toxicodendri (Hymenochaetales) is described as new based on collections made from Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province, China. All studied basidiocarps gre…
Two new agaricoid species of the family Clavariaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from China, representing two newly rec…
Two new lamellar species, Camarophyllopsis olivaceogrisea and Hodophilus glaberripes, of the family Clavariaceae were discovered in the subtropical zone of China. Camarophyllopsis…
Crassisporus gen. nov. (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) evidenced by morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses wi…
A new poroid wood-inhabiting fungal genus, Crassisporus gen. nov., is proposed on the basis of morphological characters and molecular evidence. The genus is characterized by an an…
Amanita ahmadii, a new species of Amanita subgenus Amanitina section Validae from Pakistan
A new species from coniferous forests in Pakistan, Amanita ahmadii, is described on the basis of morpho-anatomy and molecular data set analyses. This species is characterized by i…
Morphology and phylogeny reveal two novel Coryneum species from China
Coryneum is currently the sole genus of Coryneaceae in Diaporthales, distinguished from other diaporthalean genera by transversely distoseptate brown conidia. However, Coryneum sp…
Two new species of Hygrophorus from temperate Himalayan Oak forests of Pakistan
The genus Hygrophorus is poorly studied from Asia. From Pakistan, only one species has been reported so far. Two new species in the genus have been collected from Himalayan oak fo…
Three new species of Dicephalospora from China as revealed by morphological and molecular evidences
Three new species of Dicephalospora are introduced based on morphological characters and DNA sequence analyses (maximum parsimony and neighbor-joining methods), viz. D. albolutea,…
Macrophomina vaccinii sp. nov. causing blueberry stem blight in China
Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) have been widely cultivated in China because of their nutritional benefits and economic value. Blueberry stem blight has become one of the most severe…
Placement of Triblidiaceae in Rhytismatales and comments on unique ascospore morphologies in Leotiomycetes (Fungi, Asco…
Triblidiaceae is a family of uncommonly encountered, non-lichenized discomycetes. A recent classification circumscribed the family to include Triblidium (4 spp. and 1 su…
Phylogeny and diversity of Haploporus (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota)
Four species of Haploporus, H. angustisporus, H. crassus, H. gilbertsonii and H. microsporus are described as new and H. pirongia is proposed as a new combination, based on morpho…
Reassessment of the generic limits for Hydnellum and Sarcodon (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota)
DNA sequences from the nuclear LSU and ITS regions were used for phylogenetic analyses of Thelephorales with a focus on the stipitate hydnoid genera Hydnellum and Sarcodon. Analys…
PacBio amplicon sequencing for metabarcoding of mixed DNA samples from lichen herbarium specimens
The detection and identification of species of fungi in the environment using molecular methods heavily depends on reliable reference sequence databases. However, these databases …
Recognition of Mycena sect. Amparoina sect. nov. (Mycenaceae, Agaricales), including four new species and revision of t…
Phylogenetic reconstruction revealed that Mycena stirps Amparoina, which is traditionally classified in sect. Sacchariferae, should be treated at section level. Section Amparoina …
How useful is the current species recognition concept for the determination of true morels? Insights from the Czech Rep…
The phylogentic diversity of the genus Morchella has only been sporadically studied in Central Europe. In this study, a molecular taxonomic revision of the Morchella species of th…
Looking for Lepiota psalion Huijser & Vellinga (Agaricales, Agaricaceae)
Lepiota psalion is fully described based on a recent collection from Sardinia (Italy) and the holotype. NrITS- and nrLSU-based phylogeny demonstrates that sequences deposited in G…
Diversity of Moesziomyces (Ustilaginales, Ustilaginomycotina) on Echinochloa and Leersia (Poaceae)
A combined ecological, morphological, and molecular approach was used to examine 26 herbarium specimens and eight strains of Moesziomyces. The phylogenetic analysis resolved eight…
Two new species of Phylloporus (Fungi, Boletales) from tropical Quercus forests in eastern Mexico
We present a proposal of two new species of Phylloporus discovered in tropical oak forests from central Veracruz, Mexico. Both species were distinguished based on macro and micro-…
Reinstatement of the corticioid genus Leifia (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) with a new species L. brevispora from Hub…
The monotypic genus Leifia was previously considered to be a later synonym of Odonticium. With the morphological and phylogenetic evidence provided by an additional four East Asia…
Myrothecium-like new species from turfgrasses and associated rhizosphere
Myrothecium sensu lato includes a group of fungal saprophytes and weak pathogens with a worldwide distribution. Myrothecium s.l. includes 18 genera, such as Myrothecium, Septomyro…
Type studies of Rossbeevera bispora, and a new species of Rossbeevera from south China
The type of Rossbeevera bispora and additional collections from the type location and adjacent areas were studied. Molecular data for R. bispora derived from the new collections a…
The genus Castanediella
Two new species, Castanediella brevis and C. monoseptata, are described, illustrated and compared with other Castanediella taxa. Evidence for the new species is provided by morpho…
Solving the taxonomic identity of Pseudotomentella tristis s.l. (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota) – a multi-gene phylogeny…
P. tristis is an ectomycorrhizal, corticioid fungus whose name is frequently assigned to collections of basidiomata as well as root tip and soil samples from a wide range of habit…
Six new species of Arthrinium from Europe and notes about A. caricicola and other species found in Carex spp. hosts
Several new Arthrinium specimens were collected from various locations in Mediterranean and temperate Europe. A collection of the type species, A. caricicola, was obtained from de…
Four new corticioid species in Trechisporales (Basidiomycota) from East Asia and notes on phylogeny of the order
Four new species in Trechisporales from East Asia, Dextrinocystis calamicola, Subulicystidium acerosum, S. tropicum and Tubulicium bambusicola, are described and illustrated, base…
Species identification of European forest pathogens of the genus Milesina (Pucciniales) using urediniospore morphology …
Species of rust fungi of the genus Milesina (Pucciniastraceae, Pucciniales) are distributed mainly in northern temperate regions. They host-alternate between needles of fir (Abies…
Two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps in Thailand
Ophiocordyceps is entomopathogenic and the largest studied genus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Many species in this genus have been reported from Thailand. The first new spe…
Phylogeny and taxonomy of three new Ctenomyces (Arthrodermataceae, Onygenales) species from China
Twelve Ctenomyces (Arthrodermataceae, Onygenales) strains were obtained and identified during a survey of keratinophilic fungi in soils from China. We used molecular identificatio…
Rostania revised: testing generic delimitations in Collemataceae (Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes)
Here, we test the current generic delimitation of Rostania (Collemataceae, Peltigerales, Ascomycota) utilizing molecular phylogeny and morphological investigations. Using DNA sequ…
New and noteworthy boletes from subtropical and tropical China
The morphology, ecology, and phylogenetic relationships of specimens of the family Boletaceae from subtropical and tropical China were investigated. Four species, Butyriboletus hu…
The genus Hebeloma in the Rocky Mountain Alpine Zone
Numerous taxa of Hebeloma have been reported in association with Salix, Dryas, and Betula in arctic-alpine habitats. However, species are notoriously difficult to delineate becaus…
Population genomic analyses of RAD sequences resolves the phylogenetic relationship of the lichen-forming fungal specie…
Neuropogonoid species in the lichen-forming fungal genus Usnea exhibit great morphological variation that can be misleading for delimitation of species. We specifically focused on…
Coryneum heveanum sp. nov. (Coryneaceae, Diaporthales) on twigs of Para rubber in Thailand
During studies of microfungi on para rubber in Thailand, we collected a new Coryneum species on twigs which we introduce herein as C. heveanum with support from phylogenetic analy…
Lecanicillium cauligalbarum sp. nov. (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), a novel fungus isolated from a stemborer in the Ya…
A new species of entomopathogenic fungi, Lecanicillium cauligalbarum, was discovered from a survey of invertebrate-associated fungi in the Yao Ren National Forest Mountain Park in…
Endophytic Colletotrichum species from Dendrobium spp. in China and Northern Thailand
Species of Colletotrichum are commonly found in many plant hosts as pathogens, endophytes and occasionally saprobes. Twenty-two Colletotrichum strains were isolated from three Den…
A new Gymnopus species with rhizomorphs and its record as nesting material by birds (Tyrannidae) in the subtropical clo…
A new species of Gymnopus is described on the basis of collections from the subtropical cloud forest of eastern Mexico. Macro- and micromorphological characters, in combination wi…
Corrigendum for: “Oomycete-specific ITS primers for identification and metabarcoding” published in MycoKeys, doi: 10.38…
The oomycete-specific ITS primers published by Riit et al. (2016) have been put to use in the scientific community working with oomycetes. Recently, however, it has been brought …
Additions to the taxonomy of Lagarobasidium and Xylodon (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota)
Lagarobasidium is a small genus of wood-decaying basidiomycetes in the order Hymenochaetales. Molecular phylogenetic analyses have either supported Lagarobasidium as a distinct ta…
Beta-tubulin and Actin gene phylogeny supports Phaeoacremonium ovale as a new species from freshwater habitats in China
A new species of Phaeoacremonium, P. ovale (Togniniaceae), was isolated during a diversity study of freshwater fungi from Yunnan Province in China. Morphological and cultural stud…
Liebetanzomyces polymorphus gen. et sp. nov., a new anaerobic fungus (Neocallimastigomycota) isolated from the rumen of…
An extended incubation strategy to culture slow growing members of anaerobic fungi resulted in the isolation of a novel anaerobic fungus from the rumen of a goat after 15 days. Th…
Taxonomy and phylogeny of Dichostereum (Russulales), with descriptions of three new species from southern China
Nine species of Dichostereum were subjected to phylogenetic analyses, based on a combined dataset of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-nrLSU-tef1 sequences. The morphology of specimens collected fro…
Liberomyces pistaciae sp. nov., the causal agent of pistachio cankers and decline in Italy
A new canker and decline disease of pistachio (Pistacia vera) is described from Sicily (Italy). Observations of the disease and sampling of the causal agent started in spring 2010…
High diversity of Diaporthe species associated with dieback diseases in China, with twelve new species described
Diaporthe species have often been reported as important plant pathogens, saprobes and endophytes on a wide range of plant hosts. Although several Diaporthe species have been recor…
Puccinia modiolae in North America: distribution and natural host range
Puccinia modiolae, a rust fungus pathogen of Carolina bristlemallow, Modiola caroliniana (Malvaceae), is newly reported from North America, appears to be well established along th…
The genus Coprinellus (Basidiomycota; Agaricales) in Pakistan with the description of four new species
Mushrooms with a thin-fleshed pileus that becomes plicate on opening, deliquescent lamellae and dark brown to blackish basidiospores are commonly called coprinoid mushrooms. The g…
Great differences in performance and outcome of high-throughput sequencing data analysis platforms for fungal metabarco…
Along with recent developments in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies and thus fast accumulation of HTS data, there has been a growing need and interest for developing t…
A discussion on the genus Fomitiporella (Hymenochaetaceae, Hymenochaetales) and first record of F. americana from south…
Fomitiporella has traditionally been delimited based on the gross morphology of the basidiomes, hyphal structure and basdiospores. Recently, phylogenetic studies supported the inc…
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