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Molecular Phylogeny and Phenology Reveal a New Fungistic Record of Pseudoomphalina Khanspurensis (agaricales, Tricholomataceae) From Pakistan

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The District Mansehra, situated in the Hazara division of Pakistan's Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is characterized by moist temperate conditions and is one of the regions with a high macrofungal diversity. The genus Pseudoomphalina is rare in Pakistan with P. khanspurensis as the only species known. We present a second record of P. khanspurensis described in detail and illustrated based on basidiomata collected during a mycological field trip across various forests in District Mansehra, Pakistan. The study uses an integrative approach with morphology, scanning electron microscopy, and maximum likelihood phylogeny of nrITS and LSU sequence data. Molecular genetic analyses revealed the sample as P. khanspurensis. We consider some minor phenotypic differences, when compared to the previously reported P. khanspurensis specimens, to lie within the species range, further completing the knowledge about its morphological variation.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13283274

Authors: ALEENA IQBAL, SAMINA SARWAR, IRMGARD KRISAI-GREILHUBER, TALHA SAJAD, MUHAMMAD FIAZ, MUHAMMAD HANIF

Institutions: Lahore College for Women University, University of Vienna, Hazara University, Government College University, Lahore

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949329171

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