Taxonomic study of amanita subgenus lepidella and three unrecorded amanita species in Korea.
Amanita Pers. is a well-known monophyletic mushroom genus with a broad distribution. However, the diversity of Korean Amanita species has been underestimated, and most taxonomic studies conducted in Korea have only investigated their morphological characteristics. This approach is frequently insufficient for correct identification in fungal classification; therefore, we constructed a phylogeny of Amanita subgen. Lepidella in order to understand the phylogenetic placements of 16 Amanita specimens collected in Korea in 2012. The phylogeny constructed using the sequence data of the internal transcribed spacers and the partial large subunit of ribosomal RNA identified nine Amanita species (A. citrina, A. excelsa var. spissa, A. flavipes, A. fritillaria, A. oberwinklerana, A. pallidorosea, A. rubescens, A. subjunquillea, and A. volvata); of these, A. fritillaria, A. oberwinklerana, and A. pallidorosea are new to Korea.
Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
Chang Sun
CS
Kim
Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
Jong Won
JW
Jo
Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
Young-Nam
YN
Kwag
Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
Jae-Hyeun
JH
Kim
Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Eumseong 369-873, Korea.
Bhushan
B
Shrestha
Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Eumseong 369-873, Korea.
Gi-Ho
GH
Sung
Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
Sang-Kuk
SK
Han
A. fritillaria; A. oberwinklerana; A. pallidorosea; Amanita subgen. Lepidella; Morphology; Phylogeny