New record of tulostoma squamosum (Agaricales: Basidiomycota) from india based on morphological features and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Tulostoma squamosum is reported for the first time from India. A comprehensive macro-morphological description, field photographs along with microscopic observations, and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related taxa are provided. Nucleotide sequence comparison and an estimation of evolutionary divergence between Tulostoma squamosum sequences across different geographic origin are also provided.