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Plant & Forest

Diversity and phylogeny of ten unrecorded ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in Korea
Sung-Eun Cho1
,
Jae Young Park2
,
Yong Ho Kim3
,
Jin Sung Lee4
,
Keum Chul Shin15*
,
Nam Kyu Kim6*
1Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
2Q-myco Co., Seoul 08793, Korea
3Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
4Yurim Mushroom Research Center, Asan 31582, Korea
5Department of Forest Environmental Resources, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
6Department of Forest Healing, College of Human Service, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Korea
*Corresponding Author
1 September 2026. pp. 387-405
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Abstract

During comprehensive fungal diversity surveys in South Korea, ten macrofungal species previously unrecorded were identified. These species belong to four families within the phylum Basidiomycota: Cortinariaceae (Cortinarius acutus), Russulaceae (Russula burlinghamiae, R. callainomarginis, R. subatropurpurea, R. zhuzuijun), Boletaceae (Tylopilus pseudoballoui, Pulveroboletus subrufus, Porphyrellus orientifumosipes, Xerocomellus inflatus), and Sclerodermataceae (Scleroderma venenatum). Species identification was confirmed through a combination of macro- and microscopic morphological examinations and molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) regions of the ribosomal RNA gene. Detailed morphological descriptions, photographs, and phylogenetic trees for these newly recorded species are provided. This report significantly contributes to the inventory of indigenous fungal resources and highlights the hidden mycological diversity within Korean forest ecosystems.

Keywords
Basidiomycota
fungal diversity
ITS region
molecular phylogeny
taxonomy
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  • Publisher :Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University
  • Publisher(Ko) :충남대학교 농업과학연구소
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
  • Journal Title(Ko) :농업과학연구
  • Volume : 53
  • No :3
  • Pages :387-405
  • Received Date : 2026-07-15
  • Revised Date : 2026-08-08
  • Accepted Date : 2026-08-12
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7744/kjoas.530308
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