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Phylogeny and morphology of the Peziza ammophila complex (Pezizales, Ascomycota), with description of two new species and a new form

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This study was focused on species of Peziza belonging to the “P. ammophila” complex, using both morphological and molecular approaches. Molecular and morphological analyses showed that several taxa are hidden under the name “ammophila” and, as a consequence, two additional species and one form are established: P. hellenica sp. nov., P. oceanica sp. nov. and P. ammophila f. megaspora f. nov. On the basis of the data that we have, these taxa seem to be related to some geographical areas; P. ammophila appears to be prevalent in northern, central and southern Europe, its f. megaspora is distributed in France and in the Netherlands, P. hellenica comes from Greece and P. oceanica from New Zealand. A cryptic species, not yet circumscribed satisfactorily, is described as P. deceptiva ad int. Moreover, the problem concerning the identification of P. ammophila is raised, the species is epitypified with a sequenced collection from Sicily (Italy) and a key to the species of the complex is provided.

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Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to the keepers of the Institutional Herbaria AMB, HMA, L, LIP, MCVE, NSW, PDD, TAAM and UPS for the loan of collections, and to E. Bizio and N. Van Vooren for putting their collections at our disposal. Moreover, we thank Dr. G. Thijesse (L), Dr. P.A. Moreau (LIP), Prof. P.R. Johnston (PDD), Dr. Parmasto † (TAAM) and Dr. S. Ryman (UPS) for their permission to carry out molecular analyses on their samples. We are also indebted to Prof. D.H. Pfister for his helpful advice on some taxonomic problems, Prof. G. Consiglio for the Latin translation of the original diagnoses, and C. Papetti and Prof. S. Pennycook for their valuable suggestions about the nomenclature.

Finally, we want to express our gratitude to M. Gkilas and L. Kottis, who provided us with the samples and the images in situ of P. hellenica, to Prof. P.R. Johnston for the permission to use the images of P. oceanica and to E. Grilli for improving the English text.

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    Alfredo Vizzini & Enrico Ercole

  2. Via Novaluce 38, 95125, Tremestieri Etneo, Catania, Italy

    Angela Lantieri

  3. Via Giuseppe Mazzini 21, 25086, Rezzato, Brescia, Italy

    Gianfranco Medardi

  4. Via Goito 25, 25127, Livorno, Italy

    Gabriele Cacialli

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Peziza hellenica - a, b: Images of the habitat of the species; c, d: apothecia in situ (Photo L. Kottis). Peziza oceanica - e, f: Images of the habitat of the species; g, h: apothecia in situ (Photo P.R. Johnston) (JPG 12.6 mb)

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Vizzini, A., Lantieri, A., Medardi, G. et al. Phylogeny and morphology of the Peziza ammophila complex (Pezizales, Ascomycota), with description of two new species and a new form. Mycol Progress 15, 883–901 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-016-1213-9

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