Coprinopsis hispida: a new coprinoid species from lowland Northern Pakistan

Abstract

Coprinopsis hispida is described and illustrated as a new species from lowland northern Pakistan. Morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1‐5.8S‐ITS2 = ITS) were used to clarify the taxonomic identity of the species. Coprinopsis hispida belongs to C. section Alopeciae and is distinguishable from related species by having a medium‐sized basidioma, convex to plane pileus which is covered with silvery‐white fibrils, ellipsoid to amygdaliform basidiospores measuring 8.5–10.5 × 5.5–7.0 µm, smooth, dark brown, with a central germ‐pore that is 1.0–1.5 µm wide. Morphological characters are discussed and compared with other species of the section. With this report, the number of species of Coprinopsis known from Pakistan is raised to six.