Mycobiology.  2013 Sep;41(3):131-138. 10.5941/MYCO.2013.41.3.131.

Four Newly Recorded Amanita Species in Korea: Amanita sect. Amanita and sect. Vaginatae

• Kim CS
• Jo JW
• Kwag YN
• Oh J
• Shrestha B
• Sung GH
• Han SK

• KMID: 1964226
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5941/MYCO.2013.41.3.131

Abstract

We collected nearly 70 specimens of Amanita species during a diversity study of Korean mushrooms conducted in 2012. In this study, we primarily investigated 23 Amanita specimens belonging to sections Amanita and Vaginatae. Based on sequence data of the internal transcribed spacers and partial large subunit of ribosomal RNA and morphological characteristics, we identified the following 15 phylogenetic species: A. alboflavescens, A. ceciliae, A. farinosa, A. fulva, A. griseofolia, A. ibotengutake, A. melleiceps, A. orientifulva, A. pantherina, A. rubrovolvata, A. sinensis, A. subglobosa, A. vaginata, A. cf. vaginata f. alba, and an undescribed Amanita species. In this study, four of the identified Amanita species (A. griseofolia, A. ibotengutake, A. orientifulva, and A. sinensis) were reported for the first time in Korea.

Keyword

Amanita sect. Amanita; Amanita sect. Vaginatae; ITS; Morphology; nLSU; Phylogeny

MeSH Terms

Agaricales
Amanita*
Korea
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal