MANTAR DERGİSİ, vol.13, no.2, pp.134-140, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Melanoleuca
cinereifolia
is identified based on macro/micro-morphological characters and DNA sequences
of the nuclear ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (nrITS) region and is reported
here for the first time from Diyarbakır province of Türkiye. Macro- and micro-morphological description of
the species is provided along with the photographs of fresh basidiomes in
natural habitat and the line drawings. The species is mainly characterized by
basidiome with a short stipe, grayish-brown pileus, grey lamellae and
lageniform cystidia. In the phylogram, M. cinereifolia is clustered with
their representatives in the subgenus Melanoleuca. Morphological and
molecular similarities and differences among the species and the close
relatives were discussed in detail.