Amanita ahmadii, a new species of Amanita subgenus Amanitina section Validae from Pakistan

By

Jabeen, Sana
Kiran, Munazza
Khan, Junaid
Ahmad, Ishtiaq
Ahmad, Habib
Sher, Hassan
Khalid, Abdul Nasir

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

56

Pages

81-99

Subjects

Amanitaceae , nrDNA , Swat

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.56.31819

 

Abstract

A new species from coniferous forests in Pakistan,Amanitaahmadii, is described on the basis of morpho-anatomy and molecular data set analyses. This species is characterized by its medium-sized to large basidiomata, grayish brown to brown pileal surface and rimose pileus margin with gray to dark brown verrucose veil remnants, a cream stipe with bulbous base having grayish brown or brown longitudinal striations above the annulus, a scaly surface towards the base, globose to broadly ellipsoid and amyloid basidiospores, and the absence of clamped septa in all tissues. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and LSU sequences confirmed its identity as a new taxon nested within subgen. Amanitinasect.Validae.