A new monotypic sequestrate genus, Longistriata is described based on collections from the Neotropical forest of Atlantic forest in Paraíba, Northeast Brazil % an area known for its high degree of endemism. The striking features of this new fungus are the hypogeous habit, the vivid yellow peridium in mature basidiomes, broadly ellipsoid basidiospores with a distinct wall that is ornamented with longitudinal striations and lageniform cystidia with rounded apices. Phylogenetic analysis, based on LSU and tef-1% regions, showed that the type species, Longistriata flava, is phylogenetically sister to the monotypic sequestrate African genus Mackintoshia in Boletaceae. Together these two species formed the earliest diverging lineage in the subfamily Zangioideae. Longistriata flava is found in nutrient-poor white sand habitats where plants in the genera Coccoloba (Polygonaceae) and Guapira (Nyctaginaceae) are the only potential ectomycorrhizal host symbionts.
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Basidiomycota is a species-rich group of fungi that was intensively studied in Republic of North Macedo-nia. In a recently published checklist 1766 macrofungal taxa of this group are noted as known for its ter-ritory. The research on diversity and ecology of different groups of fungi in various biogeographical regions is ongoing work. Additionally, the studies of hypogeous fungi were intensified during the last years. These surveys resulted in discovery of 23 taxa of Basidiomycota (13 epigeous and 10 hypogeous species) recorded for the first time in the Republic of North Macedonia
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Conference paper summarizes current information on occurrence and ecology of truffles in the alpine (upper timber line) area. The presented knowledge contributed to the selection of ecologically distinct truffle samples for genome sequencing.
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