Mycobiology.  2020 Dec;48(6):476-483. 10.1080/12298093.2020.1831427.

Taxonomic Study of the Genus Pholiota (Strophariaceae, Basidiomycota) in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2Microorganism Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 3Taxonomy Research Lab, Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Abstract

The genus Pholiota (Strophariaceae, Basidiomycota) is made up of wood-rotting saprotrophic mushrooms characterized by a yellow or brown pileus with scales and/or slimy, and by a brownish smooth spore with a germ pore. However, these features are not enough to distinguish its species, or separate the genus Pholiota from other brown-spored wood-rotting genera such as Hypholoma and Stropharia. Although internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence-based identification has improved identification accuracy for species of Pholiota, most Pholiota species in Korea are reported based on morphological features. To evaluate the taxonomy of Pholiota species, we investigated 62 specimens collected from 1999 to 2019 in Korea using ITS sequence analysis and morphological observation. Twelve of the 16 recorded Pholiota species in Korea were identified. While eight species were clearly separated, the ITS analysis did not distinguish three in the Pholiota adiposa complex. Therefore, further investigation is required to distinguish these three species. ITS sequences deposited in GenBank confirm that P. highlandensis exists in Korea. The presence of the other four Pholiota species could not be confirmed through specimens or sequence information in GenBank. A taxonomic key and the ITS sequence data for Korean Pholiota species are included and can be good baselines for further research on Pholiota taxonomy and diversity.

Keyword

ITS; lignocellulase; Pholiota; phylogenetic analysis; taxonomic key
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