Abstract
Modicella is an unusual genus within the Mortierellaceae because it forms relatively large terrestrial sporocarps. The two existing described species are rarely encountered. We describe a new species, M. albostipitata, from New Zealand in the southern hemisphere, which is both morphologically and phylogenetically distinct from the described species.
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