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Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal a new species of Inosperma from Himalayas of Pakistan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Inosperma kashmiranum from Himalayan forests of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is described as a new species based on morphological and molecular data. The phylogenetic placements of this species was inferred, based on molecular evidence from sequences of ITS, 28 S and RPB2. Phylogenetic analyses resolve placement of this species in section Cervicolores. Inosperma kashmiranum is characterized by purplish brown to grayish brown pileus, fibrillose, rimose to squamulose towards margin, smaller (12.1 × 6.9 μm) basidiospores and smaller (44.5 × 8.1 μm) cheilocystidia. Complete description and illustrations, including photographs and line drawings, are presented.

Source: BMC Microbiology

DOI: 10.1186/s12866-025-03972-y

Authors: Arooj Naseer, Rubab Khurshid, Yu-Guang Fan, Abdul Nasir Khalid

Institutions: University of the Punjab, Hainan Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,990

Funder: Manchester Metropolitan University