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Article

Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China

by
Xi-Xi Han
1,2,3,4,†,
Dorji Phurbu
1,*,†,
Bin Cao
4,
Jia-Xin Li
4,5,
Xin-Yu Zhu
2,4,
Lin-Hui Liu
4,5,
Naritsada Thongklang
2,3,
Kevin D. Hyde
2,3 and
Rui-Lin Zhao
4,5
1
Tibet Plateau Key Laboratory of Mycology, Tibet Plateau Institute of Biology, Lhasa 850000, China
2
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
3
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
4
State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
5
College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
J. Fungi 2025, 11(1), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010045
Submission received: 5 December 2024 / Revised: 27 December 2024 / Accepted: 2 January 2025 / Published: 7 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
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Abstract

The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, known for its high altitude, geological history of plate collision, crustal uplift, and special ecology factors, provides an ideal environment for studying fungal biodiversity in extreme environmental conditions. Some species within the Conocybe, containing secondary metabolites such as psilocybin, phallotoxins, and amatoxins, have potential medicinal value for treating psychiatric disorders and for use in drug development. This study investigates Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) on the Plateau, based on specimens collected over the past decade, using morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Seven species were identified, including four new species: C. alticola, C. alticoprophila, C. versicolor, and C. yadongensis. Molecular analyses, utilizing multi-gene sequence data (ITS, nrLSU, and tef-1α), support the taxonomic position of these new species within this genus as new species. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, photographs, line drawings, and comparisons with related species are provided for the new taxa. This study enriches the species diversity of Conocybe on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, further enhancing our understanding of fungal biodiversity in this region.
Keywords: Bolbitiaceae; multigene; morphology; phylogeny; Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Bolbitiaceae; multigene; morphology; phylogeny; Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

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Han, X.-X.; Phurbu, D.; Cao, B.; Li, J.-X.; Zhu, X.-Y.; Liu, L.-H.; Thongklang, N.; Hyde, K.D.; Zhao, R.-L. Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China. J. Fungi 2025, 11, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010045

AMA Style

Han X-X, Phurbu D, Cao B, Li J-X, Zhu X-Y, Liu L-H, Thongklang N, Hyde KD, Zhao R-L. Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China. Journal of Fungi. 2025; 11(1):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010045

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Han, Xi-Xi, Dorji Phurbu, Bin Cao, Jia-Xin Li, Xin-Yu Zhu, Lin-Hui Liu, Naritsada Thongklang, Kevin D. Hyde, and Rui-Lin Zhao. 2025. "Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China" Journal of Fungi 11, no. 1: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010045

APA Style

Han, X.-X., Phurbu, D., Cao, B., Li, J.-X., Zhu, X.-Y., Liu, L.-H., Thongklang, N., Hyde, K. D., & Zhao, R.-L. (2025). Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China. Journal of Fungi, 11(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010045

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