Biogeographical Expansion and Integrative Taxonomic Confirmation of Cortinarius saniosus (Fr.) Fr. and C. desertorum (Velen.) G. Garnier in Anatolia
New Zealand Journal of Botany, cilt.64, sa.3, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/nzb2.70137
- Dergi Adı: New Zealand Journal of Botany
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Geobase, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Natural Science Collection (ProQuest), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: ectomycorrhizal fungi, ITS barcoding, molecular phylogeny, Pinus sylvestris, Turkish mycobiota, type-derived reference sequences
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The occurrence of Cortinarius saniosus (Fr.) Fr. and C. desertorum (Velen.) G. Garnier (subgenus Telamonia) in montane Pinus sylvestris L. forests of Eastern Anatolia (Türkiye) represents a significant southeastward extension of their documented distribution ranges. The study combines macro- and micromorphological observations with newly generated ITS sequences deposited in GenBank as PZ244637 (C. saniosus; voucher MEA648) and PZ244638 (C. desertorum; voucher MEA878). The final phylogenetic dataset comprised 21 ITS sequences: two newly generated sequences, 17 reference sequences selected from type-derived or diagnostically relevant material, and two outgroup taxa. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses placed PZ244637 within a well-supported C. saniosus complex (ML/BI = 0.98/95) and PZ244638 within a strongly supported four-taxon C. desertorum clade that includes the type sequence NR_171322 (ML/BI = 1.00/100). These results confirm both taxa from Eastern Anatolia and add molecularly characterized material from an underrepresented part of Eurasia. The study highlights the value of carefully vouchered collections, quality-checked sequence data, and conservatively filtered reference sampling for resolving synonym-rich lineages of Cortinarius subgenus Telamonia.