During macrofungal surveys in 2019–2024, several specimens belonging to the family Psathyrellaceae were collected from bed of Indus River, Punjab, Pakistan. Phylogenetic analyses, based on ITS, LSU, and tef-1α sequences morpho-anatomical study, confirmed novelty placement three taxa genus Candolleomyces . They are described as crenatus , C. undulatus virgatus For distinguishing characters, has crenate cap margins, small basidiospores, a marginate base stipe. parabolic campanulate, wavy light...

Candolleomyces is a recently erected genus based on extensive gene sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analyses. This study reports two novel species, pallidosquamulosus C. albogranulosus from Pakistan. Morpho-anatomical analyses nrITS nLSU supported the novelty of species. characterized by convex to plano-convex, paraboloid campanulate, slightly umbonate, light yellow orange yellowish brown pileus with pale squamules, smooth rimose margins, reddish lamellae presence annulus. plano–convex...

Abstract Many basidiomata of the genus Candolleomyces were found on sandy and loamy soil from Indus Riverbed, Kot Addu District. A phylogenetic study was conducted to examine occurrence sindhudeltae sp. nov. using a combination ITS LSU regions. Our morphological, anatomical, studies indicated novelty The distinguishing features C. are convex campanulate areolate pileus with scalloped cracked cap margins, branched, pale reddish lamellae, greenish-brown ellipsoid ovoid basidiospores,...

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A new species, Candolleomyces amygdaliformis, is described from Pakistan, based on morpho-anatomically, and phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS LSU sequences. Morpho-anatomically, the taxon characterized by a light brownish gray pileus with reddish brown center decurved margin, gray, shiny stipe, amygdaliform to phaseoliform basidiospores. Phylogenetically it clusters another species C. campanulatus Pakistan. Illustrated morphological description, analyses comparisons morphologically...

Lepiota sindhudeltana sp. nov. was found on sandy soil under Saccharum bengalense during fungal surveys to the deltas of Indus River and banks Ravi, Punjab, Pakistan. The new species belongs section Ovisporae, subsection Felininae is characterized by dull orange appressed squamules pileus, thin pileal context, pale yellow lamellae, a stipe rounded slightly oblong at base, basidiospores broadly ellipsoid oblong, neither dextrinoid nor amyloid, short, clavate erect hyphae, narrowly terminal...

During our surveys of mushrooms in 2019 and 2020, an interesting species the genus Lepiota was collected from three different areas Punjab (Bahawalnagar, Sheikhupura, Muzaffarghar), Pakistan. These vary their altitude somewhat climatic conditions, nevertheless, morpho-anatomical comparisons molecular analyses proved that these collections represented same taxon, described here as brunneogranulosa. This new is characterized by a pileus with yellowish-brown central disc, brown colored granules...

During surveys in the rainy season, a few collections of novel Volvariella species were found on decomposed matter, and sandy soil from bed Indus River, Muzaffargarh, Noorpur Thal, Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan. Phylogenetic analysis internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) has confirmed that this new (namely variicystidiosa) forms separate clade previously known Volvariella. variicystidiosa differs closely related species, V. taylorii, by its dull brown umbo grayish striations pileus toward margins,...

Many basidiomata collected during a fungal survey of the Indus Riverbed revealed two new taxa in genus Xanthagaricus. Phylogenetic analyses Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) & ribosomal Large Subunit (28S) have confirmed that these species (namely Xanthagaricus punjabensis kotadduensis) form separate clade with strong bootstrap value from closest The taxon to is X. Thailandensis, while kotadduensis closely related omanicus. unique due its umbonate disc, dull orange light yellow...

Several basidiomata of the genus Moniliophthora were found on plant debris, from bed Indus River, Kot Addu, and an irrigated plantation in Chichawatni, Sahiwal, Pakistan. The morpho-anatomical examination along with phylogenetic analyses support independent position purpurensis M. capitata within Moniliophthora. is characterized, by umbilicate purplish pileus, bifurcate cheilocystidia, long pileal hairs, lanceolate, lageniform-pedunculate caulocystidia. characterized having a conical to...

A new species, Xanthagaricus lahorensis, is described based on collections from the Lahore District, Pakistan. Morphological data and phylogenetic analyses nrITS & LSU supported that species undescribed earlier. lahorensis characterized by olive–yellow pileus with olive squamules at center going outward, dull yellowish-brown stipe, rough surface without rhizomorphic mycelial mat, absence of annulus, small, lacrymoid, brown walled olivaceous guttule basidiospores (on average 4.2 × 3.2...

The purpose of this study is to explore the genus Candolleomyces from Pakistan. Fungal surveys were conducted in different sites Punjab plains during 2016–2022 period. Several specimens belonging family Psathyrellaceae collected. Traditional morphology and multigene phylogenetic analyses confirmed novelty placement species Candolleomyces. nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS) partial 28S rRNA regions distinct positions four new taxa, iqbalii, C. kotadduensis,...

Pluteus variabilicolor and Volvopluteus earlei are reported as new records for the Pakistani funga, with former representing a record South Asia latter, second report from Asia. Morphological descriptions accompanied by colored photographs of basidiomata microscopic structures. Identity both species is confirmed ITS sequence analyses. Comparison previous data on their distributions briefly discussed.