Cortinarius pakistanicus and C. pseudotorvus: two new species in oak forests in the Pakistan Himalayas.

ABSTRACT: The genus of basidiomycetous fungi Cortinarius occurs worldwide, from subtropical to boreal latitudes. Although molecular systematics has triggered the study of these fungi in the Americas and Europe in the last two decades, there is still limited research on its diversity in large portions of the planet, such as the high mountain ranges of Asia. Several collections of Cortinarius were made during mycological field trips conducted between 2014 and 2018 in pure oak forests in the Pakistan Himalayas. An integrative framework combining morphological and phylogenetic data was employed for their study. As a result, the two species C. pakistanicus and C. pseudotorvus are here described as new to science. Detailed macro- and micro-morphological descriptions, including

SUBMITTER: Naseer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648052 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature