Taxonomic and phylogenetic overview of the genus Volvariella (Volvariellaceae), with a focus on European species

Caballero F., Justo A., Parra L. A., Angelini C., Consiglio G., Dovana F., ...More

Phytotaxa, vol.680, no.1, pp.1-85, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 680 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/phytotaxa.680.1.1
  • Journal Name: Phytotaxa
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-85
  • Keywords: Agaricales, Basidiomycota, nomenclature, nrITS, phylogeny, taxonomy
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present a comprehensive nrITS phylogeny of the genus Volvariella, with a focus on European species. Detailed descriptions and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments are provided for fourteen Volvariella species originally described from Europe (V. bombycina, V. caesiotincta, V. clavocystidiata, V. dunensis, V. hypopithys, V. latispora, V. murinella, V. pusilla, V. reidii, V. strangulata, V. surrecta, V. taylorii, V. terrea, and V. volvacea). Fourteen European species are described as new: V. cordispora, V. cryptica, V. deceptiva, V. glaucocephala, V. globifera, V. graminicola, V. izmirensis, V. mediterranea, V. neoparvula, V. nodosicystis, V. pilosipilea, V. ranulicystis, V. siquieri, and V. sylvipraticola. Full descriptions and illustrations are provided for all species.