Four new species of Amanita in Inje county, Korea
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Mycobiology
Publication Date
12-2015
Volume
43
Issue
4
First Page
408
Last Page
414
Publisher
Hangug Gynnhaghoi, Korean Society of Mycology
Keywords
Amanita, Molecular sequence analyses, Mt. Jeombong, New species identification, Poisonous mushrooms
Abstract
Amanita (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) is one of the most well-known genera composed of poisonous mushrooms. This genus of almost 500 species is distributed worldwide. Approximately 240 macrofungi were collected through an ongoing survey of indigenous fungi of Mt. Jeombong in Inje County, Korea in 2014. Among these specimens, 25 were identified as members of Amanita using macroscopic features. Specimens were identified to the species level by microscopic features and molecular sequence analyses of the internal transcribed spacer and large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA. We molecularly identified 13 Amanita species, with seven species matching previously recorded species, four species (A. caesareoides, A. griseoturcosa, A. imazekii, and A. sepiacea) new to Korea, and two unknown species.
DOI
10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.4.408
Print ISSN
12298093
E-ISSN
20929323
Funding Information
This work was supported by Inje County (Investigation of Inje Biological Resources) and the National Institute of Biological Resources under the Ministry of Environment (Survey and excavate Korean indigenous fungal species, Project No.: NIBR201501205). {NIBR201501205}
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Cho, H. J., Park, M. S., Lee, H., Oh, S.-Y., Jang, Y., Fong, J. J., & Lim, Y. W. (2015). Four new species of Amanita in Inje county, Korea. Mycobiology, 43(4), 408-414. doi: 10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.4.408