A new dacrymycetaceous species, Calocera himalayca sp. nov. (Basidiomycota: Dacrymycetales) from Pakistan

Abstract

While exploring biodiversity of mushrooms from Pakistan, Calocera himalayca was found growing on decaying wood in coniferous forests of Pakistan's Part of Himalaya. C. himalayca is very greasy in texture unlike the true coral fungi. Morphologically, it resembles with C. viscosa and often confused with some of the Ramaria species of coral fungi, but the greasy, viscid surface is an immediately obvious distinguishing feature of this species. The basidiomata were collected and characterized morpho-anatomically and rDNA was used to infer its phylogenetic topology/ placement with its allies.