Inocybe kohistanensis, a new species from Swat, Pakistan

Authors: SANA JABEEN, ISHTIAQ AHMAD, ABDUR RASHID, ABDUL KHALID

Abstract: Inocybe kohistanensis, a new species, is described from Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the basis of morphological characters as well as molecular phylogenetic analyses. The new species is characterized by a fibrillose reddish brown pileus, pruinose stipe with a prominent marginate bulb, and nodular spores. Sequences from the internal transcribed spacer region suggest that I. Kohistanensis is distinct from all other Inocybe species sampled.

Keywords: Dry temperate forest, internal transcribed spacer, marginate bulb

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