Morpho-taxonomic and phylogenetic characterization of Artomyces pyxidatus (Auriscalpiaceae) from the western Himalayas, India: Research Article

Shikha  Chaoudhary; Yash Pal  Sharma; Priyanka Uniyal

doi:10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i4.11

Morpho-taxonomic and phylogenetic characterization of Artomyces pyxidatus (Auriscalpiaceae) from the western Himalayas, India

Research Article

Authors

Shikha Choudhary University of Jammu ‒180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3337-6115
Yash Pal Sharma University of Jammu, ‒180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3268-5588
Priyanka Uniyal Government P.G. College, Gopeshwar Author https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3435-6590

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i4.11

Keywords:

Uttarakhand, new record, nrITS, Taxonomy, Phylogeny

Abstract

In this present communication, Artomyces pyxidatus, belonging to the family Auriscalpiaceae, is described from the state of Uttarakhand as a new record for the region with molecular phylogeny. It was found in association with Quercus leucotrichophora and is characterized by being gregarious, repeatedly branched, smooth, and whitish to pale yellowish at first and sometimes darkening to pale tan or brown; it tastes peppery-acrid. Artomyces pyxidatus is presented here as a new record for the Uttarakhand mycobiota, and its identity is based on detailed morphology, anatomy, and nrITS-based phylogeny.

Author Biographies

Shikha Choudhary, University of Jammu ‒180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Department of Botany
Yash Pal Sharma, University of Jammu, ‒180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Professor, Department of Botany
Priyanka Uniyal, Government P.G. College, Gopeshwar

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany

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Chaoudhary S, Sharma YP, Uniyal P. Morpho-taxonomic and phylogenetic characterization of Artomyces pyxidatus (Auriscalpiaceae) from the western Himalayas, India: Research Article. phytoTalks. 2025;2(4):668-674. doi:10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i4.11