Chroogomphus mediterraneus, a species described from the Balearic Islands, is confirmed as
belonging to the genus Chroogomphus, instead of the genus Gomphidius, as it appears in
taxonomic databases. Chroogomphus mediterraneus shows macroscopic features similar to
Chroogomphus fulmineus and C. rutilus, species with which it has been confused in the
literature. However, analyses based on comparison of barcoding sequences (internal
transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA), and a review of the morphological features,
support C. mediterraneus as a separate species close to C. albipes, a gasteroid fungus, and C.
confusus, a species described from Yunnan, China. Chroogomphus mediterraneus is also reported
for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula.Peer reviewe
