Three new species of the genus Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from Pakistan: Three new species of the genus Candolleomyces

Basidiomata belonging to the genus Candolleomyces were collected from plains of Punjab, Pakistan, and characterized based on morpho-anatomical and phylogenetic analyses. In phylograms nrITS & nrLSU regions were used to ascertain exact positions of our new taxa in this genus. Three novel taxa, Candolleomyces granulosis, C. pabbiensis and C. umbonatus formed independent phylogenetic relationships within the genus Candolleomyces . With this addition, the taxa of Candolleomyces has become to 46. A key to the Asian Candolleomyces species is also given.