Pluteus variabilicolor and Volvopluteus earlei, new records for Pakistan

• DOI: 10.5248/137.109
• Publication Date: 2022-05-06T04:30:31Z
• Authors: Junaid Khan; Hassan Sher; Aiman Izhar; Muhammad Haqnawaz; Abdul Nasir Khalid
• Keywords: Basidiocarp

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.