Concentrations of trace elements in wild edible mushrooms

The concentrations of Cu, Cd, Co, Ni, Mn, Pb, Zn and Fe in 66 samples of mushroom fruiting bodies, representing seven species, mainly all edible, were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The mushrooms were collected from near roads and inner parts of forest and lawns in Bahkesir in the north western part of Turkey. The results indicate that the Fe level in the species Volvariella speciosa (Fr.) Sing. from near the road was the highest with a mean of 6990 mg/kg. The level of Ni was the highest in Clitocybe flaccida (Sow.: Fr.) Kummer, from near road with a mean of 3.32 mg/kg. Cu levels were almost similar for both areas within a range of 35-89 mg/kg in the different species. The Cd was accumulated mostly by Lactarius sanguifluus (Paulet: Fr.) Pr. and V. speciosa from near road with a mean of 1.60 mg/kg. Concentration of Mn, Pb, Co and Zn in L. sanguifluus from near road were the highest with means of 63.6, 7.66, 6.03 and 149 mg/kg, respectively. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd

A false morel, gyromitra esculenta (Pers.) Fr. (Ascomycetes), poisoning in Turkey

A case of mushroom poisoning by false morel, Gyromitra esculenta (Pers.) Fr. (Ascomycetes), in Denizli, Turkey, is reported and documented. A short description of the taxon, case of poisoning, and taxonomic discussions of G. esculenta is presented. © 2009 by Begell House, Inc

Some New Records of Inocybe (Fr.) Fr. from Turkey

WOS: 000264939600011Some new records of Inocybe (Fr.) Fr. based on samples collected from Osmaniye, Kilis, and Isparta provinces are presented. Inocybe flocculosa var. crocifolia (Herink) Kuyper, I. ochroalba Bruyl., I. pallida Velen., I. splendens var. splendens R. Heim, I. sunstellata Kuhner, and I. vaccina Kuhner were determined to be new records from Turkey.TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [TBAG-104T236]We would like to thank TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) for financially supporting this project (TBAG-104T236). The authors are much indebted to Prof. Roy Watling, Caledonian Mycological Enterprises, Edinburgh, for his critical reading of the manuscript and suggestions

Macrofungal diversity of Usak province in Turkey

This paper was based on macrofungal specimens collected from Usak, in years of 2006-2007. Field and laboratory studies revealed a total of 124 taxa belonging to 36 families and 2 classes. 11 taxa belong to Ascomycetes and 113 to Basidiomycetes. Nine of them; Coprinopsis echinospora, Cystoderma simulatum, Hohenbuehelia semi-infundibuliformis, Hygrophorus capreolarius, Inocybe leucoblema, Leucocoprinus lanzonii, Marasmius chordalis, Mycena renati, and Russula rhodopus are new records for Turkey. A complete report is available at http://www.egitim.selcuk.edu.tr/fen/yagiz/pdf/mycotaxon08-002.pdf

Recent insights in the phylogeny, species diversity, and culinary uses of milkcap genera Lactarius and Lactifluus

Milkcaps form a diverse group of widely consumed ectomycorrhizal fungi. Despite their popularity and ubiquity, large gaps still exist in our knowledge of the milkcap genera. This paper summarizes our current state of knowledge of both Lactarius and Lactifluus. Lacunas in our knowledge are indicated, and an overview of their culinary uses is given

Notes for genera – Ascomycota

Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10--15 years, and continues to accelerate. Several genera have been found to be polyphyletic, and their generic concepts have subsequently been emended. New names have thus been introduced for species which are phylogenetically distinct from the type species of particular genera. The ending of the separate naming of morphs of the same species in 2011, has also caused changes in fungal generic names. In order to facilitate access to all important changes, it was desirable to compile these in a single document. The present article provides a list of generic names of Ascomycota (approximately 6500 accepted names published to the end of 2016), including those which are lichen-forming. Notes and summaries of the changes since the last edition of `Ainsworth Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi' in 2008 are provided. The notes include the number of accepted species, classification, type species (with location of the type material), culture availability, life-styles, distribution, and selected publications that have appeared since 2008. This work is intended to provide the foundation for updating the ascomycete component of the ``Without prejudice list of generic names of Fungi'' published in 2013, which will be developed into a list of protected generic names. This will be subjected to the XIXth International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen in July 2017 agreeing to a modification in the rules relating to protected lists, and scrutiny by procedures determined by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi (NCF). The previously invalidly published generic names Barriopsis, Collophora (as Collophorina), Cryomyces, Dematiopleospora, Heterospora (as Heterosporicola), Lithophila, Palmomyces (as Palmaria) and Saxomyces are validated, as are two previously invalid family names, Bartaliniaceae and Wiesneriomycetaceae. Four species of Lalaria, which were invalidly published are transferred to Taphrina and validated as new combinations. Catenomycopsis Tibell Constant. is reduced under Chaenothecopsis Vain., while Dichomera Cooke is reduced under Botryosphaeria Ces. De Not. (Art. 59)