Entoloma fissuromarginatum (Entolomataceae, Agaricales), a new species from Battagram District, Pakistan

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Authors: Muhammad Binyamin Khan, SANA SANA, Muhammad Ishaq, Munazza Kiran, Entaj Tarafder, Muhammad Umair Fiaz, Ting Chi Wen
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Abstract

A new species, Entoloma fissuromarginatum, is described from the Battagram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The species is delineated based on the combination of morphological characteristics and molecular evidence, with nrITS sequence data supporting its distinct taxonomic status. Entoloma fissuromarginatum is characterized by a hemispherical to plano-concave and light brownish-gray pileus with split margins, adnate and light brownish-gray lamellae, reddish brown and scaly stipe, heterodiametric basidiospores (average 6.40 × 5.61 μm) having 5–6 angles, absence of pleurocystidia, lageniform cheilocystidia, narrowly clavate to subcapitate caulocystidia, and a cutis pileipellis and stipitipellis. A description, phylogenetic analysis results, an illustration, and a comparison with closely related taxa of the new species are provided.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Phytotaxa
Volume
739
Issue
2
Pages
134–144
Publication date
27 January 2026