Turkish truffles I: 18 new records for Turkey

Authors : Aziz Türkoğlu, Michael Angelo Castellano, James Martin Trappe, Mehrican Yaratanakul Güngör

Pages : 359-376

Doi:10.3906/bot-1406-42

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Publication Date : 9999-12-31

Article Type : Makaleler

Abstract :We report the first records of 18 truffle species in Turkey. Three belong to the Ascomycota: Elaphomyces leucocarpus, E. muricatus, and Genea sphaerica; and 15 to the Basidiomycota: Alpova corsicus, Gautieria otthii, G. retirugosa, G. trabutii, Hymenogaster citrinus, H. hessei, H. luteus, H. lycoperdineus, Hysterangium clathroides, H. epiroticum, H. fragile, H. nephriticum, Leucogaster tozzianus, Octaviania asterosperma, and Protoglossum aromaticum. We also report new localities within Turkey for Picoa juniperi, P. lefebvrei, Geopora cooperi, Terfezia arenaria, T. claveryi, Tuber aestivum, and T. nitidum in the Ascomycota; and Leucogaster nudus, Hymenogaster thwaitesii, H. vulgaris, and Melanogaster broomeanus in the Basidiomycota.
Keywords : Truffles, hypogeous fungi, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Turkey