Morchella kakiicolor | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Morchellaceae |
Genus: | Morchella |
Species: | M. kakiicolor
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Binomial name | |
Morchella kakiicolor (Clowez & L. Romero) Clowez, L. Romero, P. Alvarado & Loizides (2015)
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Synonyms | |
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Morchella kakiicolor is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae ( Ascomycota). It was originally proposed as a form of Morchella quercus-ilicis in a 2012 study by Philippe Clowez, [1] but was later re-combined as an autonomous species by Loizides and colleagues, based on molecular phylogenetic data. In the same study, M. quercus-ilicis f. quercus-ilicis was shown by the authors to be a later synonym of the old taxon Morchella tridentina, and not phylogenetically related to M. kakiicolor. [2]
Morchella kakiicolor is phylogenetically and morphologically very close to the widespread Mediterranean species Morchella dunalii. So far, this apparently rare morel is only known from Spain and the Canary Islands. [3]