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Issue: Vol. 698 No. 2: 24 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.698.2.4
Page range: 121-132
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Crinipellis graminea sp. nov. (Marasmiaceae), a novel taxon from Hasilpur forest, southern Punjab, Pakistan

Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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MALKA SABA

Assistant Professor

Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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WAJAHAT AKRAM

M.Phil student

Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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FAZLI MAULA

PhD student

Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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FAHIM ULLAH

M.Phil student

Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Oasis, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830091, China
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MUBASHAR RAZA

Post-doctoral fellow

Bahawalpur Basidiomycota Systematics Taxonomy Phylogeny Fungi

Abstract

Crinipellis graminea is described as a new fungal species from the Hasilpur Forest, southern Punjab, Pakistan. The species is distinctively characterized by its pulvinate to plano-convex pileus with an orange center and a radially fibrillose to wrinkled surface, rarely obovoid basidiospores (3.4–7 × 2–3.8 µm), narrowly clavate to narrowly lageniform cheilocystidia, and elongate clavate pleurocystidia with pointed tips. Molecular analyses involved sequencing both ITS and 28S rDNA regions, with phylogenetic trees constructed using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods. These analyses confirmed that C. graminea forms a distinct clade. The integration of morpho-anatomical and molecular data robustly supports its taxonomic status as a new species. This study advocates for continued exploration and documentation of fungal species in this underrepresented region, essential for a more comprehensive understanding of regional and global fungal diversity.

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Asif, M., Saba, M., Akram, W., Maula, F., Ullah, F. & Raza, M. (2025) Crinipellis graminea sp. nov. (Marasmiaceae), a novel taxon from Hasilpur forest, southern Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa 698 (2): 121–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.698.2.4