Mycobiology.  2022 Aug;50(4):203-212. 10.1080/12298093.2022.2109269.

Seven Unrecorded Indigenous Fungi from Mudeungsan National Park in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
  • 3Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 4Division of Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 5Department of Forest Products and Industry, Division of Forest Industrial Materials, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Fungi act as important decomposers in the forest environment. They recycle essential nutrients, promote plant growth through mycorrhizal relationships, and act as food for small animals. Samples of 265 indigenous fungal species were collected from Mudeungsan National Park in 2020. These species were identified based on morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic analyses using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), nuclear large subunit rRNA (LSU), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2) regions. Subsequently, seven species were identified as unrecorded species in Korea: Cordyceps cicadae, Dentocorticium bicolor, Hymenochaete nanospora, Physisporinus crataegi, Rigidoporus piceicola, Russula raoultii, and Scutellinia crinita. This study reveals their detailed macro- and microscopic morphological characteristics with phylogenetic trees to report them as unrecorded species in Korea.

Keyword

Indigenous fungi; unrecorded species; ITS; LSU; taxonomy
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