doi: 10.4489/KJM.20230042 Citation BibTeX RIS Mendeley

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

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

• Sangyoung Park (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Koera)
• Sohee Kim (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Koera)
• Eunjin Kim (Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Koera)
• Ju-Kyung Eo (Ecological Technology Research Team, Division of Ecological Applications Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Koera)
• Hwayong Lee (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Koera)

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