1. The first Eastern European record of Deconica subfusispora (Agaricales, Strophariaceae) from the Carpathians, with its genus-level taxonomy still awaiting resolution
Authors: Dorottya Vrba, Attila Czeglédi, György Vrba
Published: 10 February 2026
The present publication reports the first Eastern European record of Deconica subfusispora (Strophariaceae, Agaricales), a species previously
assigned to five different genera, from the Harghita Mountains, which we unsuccessfully attempted to identify based on macro- and
micromorphological characters obtained in situ from fresh basidiomata. To identify the basidiomata, we subsequently conducted molecular genetic
analyses using nrDNA ITS sequence data and phylogenetic analyses (raxmlGUI, MrBayes), which confirmed that our specimen is identical to the
Deconica subfusispora taxon. At the same time, based on the sequence data, we clearly determined that the current classification of the species within
the genus Deconica is incorrect.