Taxonomic study of Tulasnella species focusing on their teleomorphs: Descriptions of a new species and two newly recorded species in Japan
Kosuke Nagamune, Nitaro Maekawa, Kenta Fujii, Naoki Endo, Akira Nakagiri, Kenji Suetsugu, Dai Nagamatsu · 2026
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Description
Kosuke Nagamune and colleagues sorted Tulasnella fungi in western Japan in 2026 by studying their fruiting bodies rather than only lab-grown threads. The genus feeds on dead matter and sometimes partners with orchid roots, yet recent naming work leaned on DNA from root cultures, leaving fruiting-body traits underused.
Sixteen specimens split into six genetic groups, yielding a new species, Tulasnella nematospora, with thread-like spores, plus first Japanese records for two known species. The paper restores fruiting-body form to fungal naming and hints that one unidentified lineage may also partner with orchids.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kosuke Nagamune, Nitaro Maekawa, Kenta Fujii, Naoki Endo, Akira Nakagiri, Kenji Suetsugu, Dai Nagamatsu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |