Morphological and Molecular Evidence for the Occurrence of Hodophilus variabilipes (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) in Poland

Abstract

<em>Hodophilus variabilipes</em>, a species hitherto unknown in Poland, has been reported from a single locality in the Pieniny Mts (S Poland). The first studies on <em>H. variabilipes </em>were those of macro- and microscopic features and molecular characteristics (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA sequences). Here, a brief description and illustration of <em>H. variabilipes </em>based on Polish material are given, and the ecology and characteristics distinguishing <em>H. variabilipes </em>from related species of the genus <em>Hodophilus </em>are briefly discussed.