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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 2: 24 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.3
Page range: 117-130
Abstract views: 402
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Morphology and phylogeny reveal Leucocoprinus atroferrugineus (Agaricaceae), a new species from Pakistan

Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China; Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China
Department of Botany, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, 54500, Lahore, Pakistan
Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China; Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus-54590, Lahore, Pakistan
State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China
Basidiomycota Morphological characteristics Molecular phylogeny Novel species Taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Leucocoprinus atroferrugineus sp. nov. is described from Buner District, Pakistan, based on morphological features and molecular evidence. This species is characterized by the presence of dark, reddish-brown, areolate-fibrillose squamules on the pileus, which become dull reddish brown to reddish brown towards the margin; a hollow stipe with a pale pinkish apex; dark fibrils below the annulus, turn orange and eventually dark when scratched; and the presence of an annulus. The basidiospores are large, ellipsoid to amygdaliform. Detailed morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis using the ITS rDNA barcode region confirm the new species. A description with comprehensive discussion, illustrations, and phylogenetic analysis results of the new species are provided.

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How to Cite

Ishaq, M., Khan, M.B., Lu, W., Asif, M., Tarafder, E., Sana, Fiaz, M., Karunarathna, S.C., Khalid, A.N. & Wen, T.C. (2025) Morphology and phylogeny reveal Leucocoprinus atroferrugineus (Agaricaceae), a new species from Pakistan. Phytotaxa 711 (2): 117–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.3