Taxonomy of Antrodiella inferred from morphological and molecular data

The ITS region of ribosomal DNA was sequenced for 30 isolates or sporocarps (including five type specimens) representing ten European taxa of Antrodie lla. Phylogeny was inferred from the sequences by parsimony with Steccherin um ochraceum as an outgroup. The phylogram is discussed in relation to morp hological and ecological characteristics of the species. On the basis of bo th morphological and molecular data Antrodiella pallasii sp. nov, is descri bed. The study did not support the separation of A. beschidica and A. farin acea from A. semisupina. A. faginea is reported from Fennoscandia.