Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Sung-Eun Cho 1, Young-Nam Kwag 1, Dong-Hyeon Lee 2, Jae-Gu Han 3, and Chang Sun Kim 1,*
1Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, Korea
2Divison of Forest Insect Pests and Diseases, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, Korea
3Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural
Development Administration, Eumseong 27709, Korea
Correspondence to changsun84@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) March, 2021, 49(1):21-31.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210003
Accepted: March 31, 2021; Revised: March 30, 2021; Received: February 15, 2021
Published: March, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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Auricularia (Auriculariaceae, Basidiomycota) is well-known jelly fungi, and most species are cultivated or utilized medicinally around the world. A total of 127 Auricularia specimens were collected during Korean mushroom forays by the Korea National Arboretum from 2008 to 2020. In this investigation, fungal barcode analysis and morphological examinations of 33 specimens were conducted and five Korean Auricularia species were identified. Of the species identified, A. americana, A. heimuer, and A. villosula were new to Korea, while A. auricula-judae which was previously identified in Korea, was not found. Herein, we discuss the Korean Auricularia species and provide a taxonomic key for their morphological identification.
Auriculariaceae, Basidiomycota, Jelly fungi, Phylogeny, Taxonomy