Two novel species of arctic-alpine lichen-forming fungi (Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) from the Deosai Plains, Pakistan.

Members of the lichen-forming fungal genus are known to occur in cold polar and high altitudinal environments. Two new species, and , are now described from the high altitude Deosai Plains, Pakistan, based on phenotypic, multigene phylogenetic and chemical evidence. Phenotypically, is characterised by orbicular light-brown thalli 1.

Two new species of genus (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Pakistan.

The genus of basidiomycetous fungi, , occurs worldwide, from subtropical to boreal latitudes. Several collections of were made during mycological field trips conducted in different forests of Margalla, Pakistan. An integrative framework combining morphological and phylogenetic data was employed for their study.

A compendium of macrofungi of Pakistan by ecoregions.

Macrofungi form fruiting bodies that can be detected with the naked eye in the field and handled by hand. They mostly consist of basidiomycetes, but also include some ascomycetes. Mycology in Pakistan is still in its infancy, but there have been many historical reports and checklists of macrofungi occurrence from its 15 ecoregions, which range from Himalayan alpine grasslands and subtropical pine forests to deserts and xeric shrublands.

Three new species of (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Tropical Africa.

Here, we describe three new species of from Tropical Africa: , and . Morphological and molecular data show that these species have not been described before, hence need to be described as new. The phylogenetic placements of these species were inferred, based on molecular evidence from sequences of 28S and RPB2.

and : two new species in oak forests in the Pakistan Himalayas.

The genus of basidiomycetous fungi occurs worldwide, from subtropical to boreal latitudes. Although molecular systematics has triggered the study of these fungi in the Americas and Europe in the last two decades, there is still limited research on its diversity in large portions of the planet, such as the high mountain ranges of Asia. Several collections of were made during mycological field trips conducted between 2014 and 2018 in pure oak forests in the Pakistan Himalayas.

New species of (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan revealed by morphology and multi-locus phylogenetic reconstruction.

During fungal surveys between 2012 and 2014 in pine-dominated forests of the western Himalayas in Pakistan, several collections of (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) were made. These were documented, based on morphological and molecular data. During this work, three new species came to light, which are here formally described as , and .

, a new species of subgenus section from Pakistan.

A new species from coniferous forests in Pakistan, , 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.

A new species of (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan.

We describe here a new species, , in sensu stricto from Swat Valley, Pakistan. It is most similar to in having an areolate thallus and black, lecideine apothecia with a persistent margin. However, can be readily distinguished by having smaller ascospores (average length 8-10 µm).