Report on the Unrecorded Helvella Genus Found in Taebaek City, South Korea

In July 2023, previously unrecorded fungi belonging to the genus Helvella were collectedfrom the city of Taebaek, South Korea. These fungi are morphologically similar to Helvellacrispa, but their differences include a wide, saddle-shaped apothecium and white hair on thereceptacle surface. By analyzing DNA sequences combining the internal transcribed spacer(ITS) and nuclear ribosomal large subunit (nrLSU) regions and comparing them with variousrelated species of Helvella, the collected fungi were identified as H. orienticrispa. KCI Citation Count: 0