Morchella fluvialis explained

Morchella fluvialis is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 by Clowez and colleagues, following collections from riparian forests in Spain under Alnus glutinosa, Ulmus minor and Eucalyptus camaldulensis,^[1] although previous collections from Turkey under Pinus nigra have also been reported.^[2] This species, which corresponds to phylogenetic lineage Mes-18,^[3] is very close to Morchella esculenta, from which it differs in its elongated cap with oblong pits and predominantly longitudinal ridges, pronounced rufescence, as well as its Mediterranean hygrophilic distribution along rivers and streams.

Notes and References

1. Clowez P, Alvarado P, Becerra M, Bilbao T, Moreau P-A (2014). Morchella fluvialis sp. nov. (Ascomycota, Pezizales): a new but widespread morel in Spain. Bol Soc Micol Madr 38(2):251–260
2. Taşkın . H . Büyükalaca . S . Hansen . K . O'Donnell . K . 2012 . Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of true morels (Morchella) reveals high levels of endemics in Turkey relative to other regions of Europe . Mycologia . 104 . 2 . 446–461 . 10.3852/11-180 . 22123659. 207685509 .
3. True morels (Morchella, Pezizales) of Europe and North America: evolutionary relationships inferred from multilocus data and a unified taxonomy. Franck. Richard. Jean-Michel. Bellanger. Philippe . Clowez. Regis. Courtecuisse. Karen. Hansen. Kerry. O'Donnell. Mathieu. Sauve. Alexander. Urban. Pierre-Arthur. Moreau. Mycologia. 30 December 2014. 14-166. Preliminary version published online. 10.3852/14-166. 25550303. 107. 2. 359–382. free.