<i>Hymenopellis sphaeropedunculata</i> sp. nov. from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Hymenopellis sphaeropeduculata is reported as a new species from different regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan based on morphology and molecular data from the ITS and LSU regions of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. The new species differs from the morphologically close species H. ahmadii by the presence of sphaeropedunculate elements in the pileipellis, comparatively smaller (4.6 × 13.5 μm) basidiospores and the presence of polymorphic cystidia. A key to Hymenopellis taxa in Pakistan is provided.
Authors
- Junaid Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-1182)
- Malka Saba
- Sana Jabeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-7716)
- Memoona Azeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2224-4888)
- Hira Ijaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3574-845X)
- Sadiq Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-6076)
- Hassan Sher
- Abdul Nasir Khalid
Institutions
- Quaid-i-Azam University (PK)
- University of the Punjab (PK)
- Saidu Teaching Hospital (PK)
- Government of Pakistan (PK)
- University of Swat (PK)
- University of Education (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Zealand Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70034
- Primary Topic
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00