Four new morel (<i>Morchella</i>) species in the elata subclade (<i>M</i>. sect. <i>Distantes</i>) from Turkey

Abstract

Four Turkish Morchella species identified in published multilocus molecular phylogenetic analyses are described here as new, using detailed macro- and microscopic data: M. mediterraneensis ( Mel -27), M. fekeensis ( Mel -28), M. magnispora ( Mel -29), and M. conifericola ( Mel -32). A distribution map of morels identified to date in Turkey is also provided.