Morphplogical and molecular characterization of genus boletus macrofungi grown in some regions of Turkey

In the present study, it was made morphological and molecular characterization of genus Boletus macrofungi grown in some regions (Mediterranean, Aegean and Marmara Regions) of Turkey. At the same time, Boletus macrofungi samples obtained from fungariums in different universities of Turkey were included in this study. ITS rDNA gene regions of collected and supplied samples in order to determine diversity of the species were amplified by using ITS1F-ITS4 primers in PCR and the sequences were compared with different analyzes (Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Likelihood and Minimum Evulotion Method). As a result of morphological and molecular characterization, a total of 21 species belong to genus Boletus were determined. Of these taxa, 5 (Boletus pulcherrimus Thiers & Halling, B. pulchrotinctus Alessio, B. rubripes Thiers, B. rubrosanguineus Cheype ve B. xanthopus Klofac & A. Urb.) were detected as new record for Turkey. And also in the study, descriptions were made and a useful diagnostic key was created for taxa which were identified.