Physarum cf. clavisporum G. Moreno, A. Sánchez, A. Castillo & Illana, 2009

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120. Physarum cf. clavisporum G. Moreno, A. Sánchez, A. Castillo & Illana , in Moreno, Castillo, Sánchez, Illana & Oltra, Bol. Soc. Micol. Madrid 33: 143 (2009)

Specimens examined. PERU. Ancash: Asunción, Chacas, Chacas, route AN-107, km 60, 4039 m, 9°08′48”S, 77°28′52”W, 10 May 2018, debris and rhytidome of Polylepis sp. (mc, 3 Jan 2020, pH 5.27), Treviño Myx 660 (HSP) . Bolognesi, Pachapaqui, San Judas Tadeo, route PE-3N, km 35, 3828 m, 9º59′23.5”S, 77º06′40.9”W, 23 Apr 2013, bark and leaves of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23131 (MA-Fungi 95288, USM). 6 km from Pachapaqui, from PE-3N, km 32, 3694 m, 10º00′06”S, 77º07′52”W, 20 May 2014, branches of Baccharis sp. , Lado 23667 (MA-Fungi 95340) . Huasta, Chiquian, route AN-1263 towards Huallanca, km 54, 1 km east of Llamac, 3241 m, 10º11′48”S, 77º01′20”W, 15 May 2018, leaves and woody debris of Alnus acuminata, Lado 26820 (MA-Fungi 97587) . Carhuaz, Shilla, Huascaran N.P., Punta Olímpica, route AN-107, km 40,500, 4325 m, 9º07′57.8”S, 77º31′45.0”W, 21 Apr 2013, leaves of Polylepis racemosa, Lado 23018 (MA-Fungi 95185), branches of shrub, Lado 23041 (MA-Fungi 95206, USM) . Shilla, Huascaran N.P., route AN-107, km 25, park entrance, 3704 m, 9º10′06.5”S, 77º34′57.2”W, 21 Apr 2013, leaves of Tillandsia sp. , Lado 23046 (MA-Fungi 95210), Lado 23053b (MA-Fungi 95217) . Route AN-107, km 28, Pampa de Ulta, 3817 m, 9º09′17”S, 77º34′07”W, 23 May 2014, wood and bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23826 (MA-Fungi 95480), Lado 23827 (MA-Fungi 95481) . Huari, route AN- 110, 18 km south of Chavín towards Cahuish tunnel, 3869 m, 9º39′51”S, 77º11′57”W, 22 May 2014, leaves and branches of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23729 (MA-Fungi 95386) . Near to Cahuish tunnel, route AN-110, 28 km southeast of Chavín, 4326 m, 9º41′24”S, 77º14′41”W, 22 May 2014, bryophytes, Lado 23736 (MA-Fungi 95391) . Huari, Colcas, 10 km south of Huamparán, 3084 m, 9º18′55”S, 77º10′02”W, 12 May 2018, bark, leaves and woody debris of Eucalyptus globulus, Lado 26409 (MA-Fungi 97198) . Huari, Challhuyacu, Huamantanga, 7 km south of Huamparán, 3238 m, 9º18′13”S, 77º10′16”W, 12 May 2018, herbs, Lado 26464 (MA-Fungi 97249), stems of Rubus sp. , Lado 26466 (MA-Fungi 97251, USM), herbs and woody debris, Lado 26467 (MA-Fungi 97252), leaf litter, Lado 26468 (MA-Fungi 97253) . Recuay, Catac, route AN-110, km 18, Querococha lagoon, 4040 m, 9º43′27”S, 77º20′02”W, 24 May 2014, bark and wood of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23846 (MA-Fungi 95499), branches of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23855 (MA-Fungi 95507), Lado 23857 (MA-Fungi 95509), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23867 (MA-Fungi 95517), Lado 23869 (MA-Fungi 95519, USM), Lado 23876 (MA-Fungi 95526), Lado 23877 (MA-Fungi 95527, USM), branches of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23879 (MA-Fungi 95529) . Catac, route AN-110, km 13, 3918 m, 9º45′01”S, 77º22′08”W, 24 May 2014, leaves of Baccharis sp. , Lado 23886 (MA-Fungi 95534) . Ticapampa, Catac, route AN-110, km 22, 4150 m, 9º43′18”S, 77º19′19”W, 11 May 2018, leaf litter and bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26294c (MA-Fungi 97095), Lado 26295 (MA-Fungi 97096), Lado 26296 (MA-Fungi 97097), Lado 26297 (MA-Fungi 97098), Lado 26300 (MA-Fungi 97100) . Yungay, Yungay, Huascaran N.P., Llanganuco sector, Orconcocha lagoon, route AN-106, km 35,500, 3871 m, 9º03′52.0”S, 77º38′06.1”W, 19 Apr 2013, branch of Polylepis sp. , Lado 22883 (MA-Fungi 95086), Lado 22887 (MAFungi 95090), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 22889 (MA-Fungi 95092), herbs, Lado 22890 (MA-Fungi 95093), herbs and twigs, Lado 22891 (MA-Fungi 95094), twigs, Lado 22892 (MA-Fungi 95095), Lado 22893 (MA-Fungi 95096), twigs and bryophytes, Lado 22894 (MA-Fungi 95097, USM), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 22896 (MA-Fungi 95099), Lado 22897 (MA-Fungi 95100) . Yungay, Huascaran N.P., Llanganuco sector, Chinancocha lagoon, route AN-106, km 25,500, 3844 m, 9º04′41.6”S, 77º39′06.9”W, 19 Apr 2013, branches of Polylepis sp. , Lado 22919 (MA-Fungi 95121, USM) . Arequipa: Arequipa, Yura, Sumbay, Cañahuas, route PE-1SE, km 9, 4230 m, 15º59′13.2”S, 71º23′04.9”W, 9 Oct 2012, leaf litter of Baccharis tricuneata, Lado 22278 (MA-Fungi 94813, USM), Lado 22281 (MA-Fungi 94818, USM) . Chiguata, Miraflores, 3285 m, 16°22′45”S, 71°21′28”W, 6 May 2017, on stem debris of Gochnatia arequipensis, Treviño Myx 48 (MA-Fungi 97917, HSP) . Caylloma, San Antonio de Chuca, route PE-34A, km 157, 18 km west of Imata, 4444 m, 15º52′40.5”S, 71º08′54.9”W, 6 May 2017, branches and leaf litter of Parastrephia phylicaeformis, Lado 22246a (MA-Fungi 94786, USM) . Ayacucho: Lucanas, Santiago de Vado, route PE-30A, km 105, 3850 m, 14º38′24.3”S, 74º17′28.2”W, 27 Sep 2012, branch of Asteraceae, Lado 21809 (MA-Fungi 94580), Lado 21813 (MA-Fungi 94583), Lado 21815 (MA-Fungi 94585), Lado 21816 (MA-Fungi 94586), Lado 21817 (MA-Fungi 94587), Lado 21821 (MA-Fungi 94591, USM), Lado 21822 (MA-Fungi 94592), Lado 21823b (MA-Fungi 94594), Lado 21824a (MA-Fungi 94595), Lado 21825 (MA-Fungi 94597), Lado 21826 (MA-Fungi 94598, USM) . Route PE-30A, km 103, 4 km east of Abra Condorcenca, 3947 m, 14º38′28.1”S, 74º17′57.8”W, 27 Sep 2012, branches of Asteraceae, Lado 21849 (MA-Fungi 90735), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 21856 (MA-Fungi 94623), Lado 21857 (MAFungi 94624), Lado 21860 (MA-Fungi 94628), Lado 21863 (MA-Fungi 94630) . Abra Condorcenca, route PE-30A, km 99, 4130 m, 14º39′39.3”S, 74º18′43.1”W, 27 Sep 2012, leaf litter of Asteraceae, Lado 21876 (MA-Fungi 94643) . Cajamarca: Cajamarca, Encañada, route PE-08B, km 220, 10 km east of Encañada towards Abra Gran Chimú, 3437 m, 7º03′14.0”S, 78º19′32.8”W, 14 Apr 2013, leaves and branches of Asteraceae, Lado 22556 (MA-Fungi 91221, USM), Lado 22558b (MA-Fungi 94901) . The baths of the Inca, route PE-08B, km 191, at the junction to Marcobamba and Llacanora, 3120 m, 7º09′23.0”S, 78º25′11.7”W, 14 Apr 2013, leaves of Agave sp. , Lado 22560a (MA-Fungi 94903) . Route PE-08, km 161, Abra Gavilán, 3187 m, 7º14′53.4”S, 78º28′13.5”W, 15 Apr 2013, leaves and wood of Eucalyptus sp. , Lado 22583 (MA-Fungi 94925) . Moquegua: Mariscal Nieto, Torata, Pontón Cuellar, route PE-34D, km 69, 3815 m, 16º59′54.8”S, 70º41′54.7”W, 7 Oct 2012, twigs and leaf litter of Baccharis glutinosa, Lado 22167b (MA-Fungi 94711) . Torata, Chillihua, route PE-34D, km 88, 4580 m, 16º54′55.9”S, 70º38′52.9”W, 7 Oct 2012, living and dead twigs of Parastrephia lepidophylla, Lado 22197 (MA-Fungi 94746), Lado 22198 (MA-Fungi 94747) . Pasco: Pasco, Yanacancha, La Quinua, route PE-3N, km. 144,5, 3642 m, 10º37′28”S, 76º10′28”W, 18 May 2018, woody debris of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26958 (MA-Fungi 97709), bryophytes, Lado 26982 (MA-Fungi 97734), Lado 26988 (MA-Fungi 97740), Lado 26989 (MA-Fungi 97741) . Puno: Lampa, Santa Lucía, Lagunillas, Puente Cañuma, route PE-34A, km 208, 4190 m, 15º41′36.3”S, 70º48′50.3”W, 8 Oct 2012, leaves of Stipa ichu, Lado 22220 (MA-Fungi 94765), Lado 22221 (MA-Fungi 94766), Lado 22223 (MA-Fungi 94768), Lado 22229 (MA-Fungi 94772), Lado 22231 (MA-Fungi 94773) .

Notes. Doubts on the identity arise because of the peridium dehiscence, described as irregular in the species description ( Moreno et al. 2009), while it is apical and longitudinal in these studied specimens, but the spore ornamentation is typical of this species.