Open AccessAmanitaceous fungi of central Western Ghats: taxonomy, phylogeny, and six new reports to Indian mycobiota
Author(s) -
R. Kantharaja,
M. Krishnappa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.7801.14.4.20890-20902
Subject(s) - mycobiota , taxonomy (biology) , biology , geography , ecology , phylogenetics , zoology , botany , gene , biochemistry
The study presents nine species from the family Amanitaceae collected during field work in Western Ghats forests of Karnataka State, of which six species (Amanita ballerina, A. franzii, A. griseofusca, A. lignitincta, Saproamanita manicata, and S. praeclara) are newly recorded from India. Descriptions, illustrations, molecular phylogenetics of all species, and brief discussions on distinguishing characters, ecology, & distribution are provided.