Morchella disparilis (Pezizales) – first record for the Sicily and first morphological, molecular and ecological data for Italy

Calanni Rindina M., Vasquez G.E. – 13 December 2024 – Vol. 16 (5)

Morchella disparilis Loizides & P.-A. Moreau is a spring species that was first described in 2016 on samples collected in Cyprus. It is an easy-to-identify species with a Mediterranean range. The specific epithet, which means “different” or “dissimil... Read More

New species and records of intrahymenial parasites in the genus Helicogonium (Helicogoniaceae, Phacidiales)

Baral H.O., Perić B. – 13 December 2024 – Vol. 16 (5)

Ten new species are described in Helicogonium and new records of eight known species are presented. The species are illustrated either by drawings or photographs, or in nine species by both. Helicogonium is a genus of intrahymenial parasites growing ... Read More

Phragmocalloria (Helotiales incertae sedis), a new genus of Calloria-like species with large, 3–7-septate ascospores

Baral H.O. – 13 December 2024 – Vol. 16 (5)

The new genus Phragmocalloria is proposed for Coryne faberi and two newly described species, P. brevispora and P. septemseptata. Phragmocalloria resembles Calloria s.str. in having sessile, yellow-orange, drought-tolerant apothecia and inamyloid asci... Read More

Octospora sulcatispora sp. nov. (Pezizales) – a species of Octospora with an unexpected ascospore ornamentation

Ribes M.Á., Martínez-Gil R., Eckstein J., Vega M., Janošík L., Calzada A. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

Octospora sulcatispora is described as a new species based on five collections from three different locations in Spain (Andalucía, Castilla y León and La Rioja). It is unique due to the sulcate ornamentation of its ascospores, a trait otherwise compl... Read More

First reports of autumnal morels in Sicily: Morchella galilaea and Morchella rufobrunnea (Pezizales, Morchellaceae)

Calanni Rindina M., Caprì M. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

The present study aims to confirm the presence in Italy, particularly in Sicily, of two interesting species belonging to the genus Morchella Dill. ex Pers., one predominantly found in autumn, Morchella galilaea Masaphy & Clowez, and another one which... Read More

Ritrovamento di Plectania melastoma (Pezizales, Sarcosomataceae) associata ad Abies borisii-regis in Grecia

Agnello C., Kaounas V., Ntinos A. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

The study of a Plectania melastoma collection, growing in Greece on Abies borisii-regis roots, cones and wood remnants, is presented herein. The article is accompanied by illustrations of macro- and microscopic features. A nrITS DNA sequence was also... Read More

Paragalactinia pseudomichelii (Pezizaceae), a new species from eastern North America

Van Vooren N., Khomenko I., Lebeuf R., Healy R., Smith M.E. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

Presentation and illustration of a new species of the genus Paragalactinia, P. pseudomichelii, collected in Canada and the USA, based on morphological and molecular characters. An updated key to the genus Paragalactinia is also provided. Read More

Pisorisporium cymbiforme (Sordariomycetes, Pisorisporiales) found in Northern Europe

Isaksson R., Wergen B. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

Pisorisporium cymbiforme is reported new to Sweden, based on a finding in the province of Jämtland, where the species was collected in moist conditions near the river Lerdalsälven. The Swedish material is described with macro-, micro-, and habitat ph... Read More

Studies on Bryocentria brongniartii (Hypocreales, Bionectriaceae) on Frullania dilatata in Europe reveal an anamorph and a cryptic species, B. confusa sp. nov.

Greiff G.R.L., Büschlen A., Döbbeler P. – 24 July 2024 – Vol. 16 (4)

Studies on the foliose liverwort Frullania dilatata infected by the common hypocrealean fungus Bryocentria brongniartii, type species of the genus Bryocentria, resulted in the detection of an unknown hyphomycete. The simple, white, flat and irregular... Read More

Rugosporella, a new genus to accommodate the North American species Peziza atrovinosa (Pezizaceae) and its predicted ectomycorrhizal status

Pfister D.H., Lemmond B., Healy R., LoBuglio K.F., Bonito G., Smith M.E. – 15 June 2024 – Vol. 16 (3)

The genus Rugosporella is proposed to accommodate Peziza atrovinosa in the modern classification scheme of the Pezizaceae. We used DNA sequences of ITS, LSU and RPB2 to resolve the phylogenetic placement of this taxon. The species occupies a distinct... Read More

Scutellinia albopilosa (Pezizales, Pyronemataceae) – a new species from southern Germany

Lindemann U., Fellmann B., Friebes G., Van Vooren N. – 15 June 2024 – Vol. 16 (3)

A new Scutellinia species, Scutellinia albopilosa, is described and illustrated based on multiple collections from the same location in Germany. It is mostly characterised by its hyaline to light-brown hairs. The morphological features are compared w... Read More

First report of a unique resupinate ascomycete, Karstenella vernalis (Karstenellaceae, Pezizales) from Japan

Ohmae M., Nakajima M., Orihara T. – 15 June 2024 – Vol. 16 (3)

The rare ascomycete Karstenella vernalis is unique among Pezizales because of its thin, resupinate ascomata, which are formed directly on the soil surface or plant debris. This species has been reported only a few times in Finland and the USA. We rec... Read More