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Descolea quercina (Bolbitiaceae), a new species from moist temperate forests in Pakistan
Junaid Khan1, Hassan Sher1, Arooj Naseer2
1Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan.
Abstract:
A new species, Descolea quercina, is described and illustrated from Northern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is characterized by medium to large basidiomata, squamose to squamose-granulose hygrophanous pileus, and limoniform, verrucose basidiospores with partly concrescent verrucae. Phylogenetic analyses of nuc rDNA region encompassing the internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 along with 5.8S rDNA (ITS) and nuc 28S rDNA D1-D2 domains (28S) also confirmed it as a new species. A comparison with similar taxa is provided.
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