(Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2026-04-10) Assyov, Boris; Radoukova, Tzenka
The paper communicates interesting findings of cortinarioid fungi from relict deciduous forests in Strandzha Mt. (Bulgaria). Five species were revealed based on the above-ground collecting approach coupled with DNA-barcoding, targeting the nrITS region. These are Calonarius albertii, Ca. violaceipes, Cortinarius pseudocollinitus, Phlegmacium perpallens, and P. scaurocaninum. They are recorded for the first time from Bulgaria and represent their first molecularly supported findings in Southeastern Europe. The collections are illustrated and commented on, and brief morphological data are provided.