taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
7EB6A88DC1CD546AA75236BCCB61DA3D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
7EB6A88DC1CD546AA75236BCCB61DA3D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392907	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure8	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
ADF10226BC0F5ED18AF230B6DE3734DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
ADF10226BC0F5ED18AF230B6DE3734DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392902	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure3	Figure 3. Morphological variations of M. diversa ascocarps at different developmental stages and in various environments. All specimens were collected in Chongqing, China.	Figure 3. Morphological variations of M. diversa ascocarps at different developmental stages and in various environments. All specimens were collected in Chongqing, China.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
ADF10226BC0F5ED18AF230B6DE3734DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392908	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure9	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
4F4168F229315068A6F50A69D9426C50.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
4F4168F229315068A6F50A69D9426C50.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392907	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure8	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
99C021C213505C9B99DCFE05FC3B69D9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
99C021C213505C9B99DCFE05FC3B69D9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392907	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure8	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	Figure 8. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella chinensis, Morchella huguo, and Morchella eoa, discovered in this study. A, B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella chinensis sp. nov. (A. FCNU 1326; B. FCNU 1446). A 1, B 1. Ascocarps. A 2, B 2. Acroparaphyses; A 3, B 3. Paraphyses. A 4, B 4. Asci. A 5, B 5. SEM images of ascospores, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella huoguo sp. nov. (FCNU 1337). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with light irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella eoa sp. nov. (FCNU 1364). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 4, C 2 – C 4, D 2 – D 5); 10 μm (A 5, B 5, C 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
2625450769325D3286C67DEE29C62DFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
2625450769325D3286C67DEE29C62DFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392908	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure9	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
51F9C11651125B98A13423F26346081E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
51F9C11651125B98A13423F26346081E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392908	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure9	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
51F9C11651125B98A13423F26346081E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392906	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure7	Figure 7. The phylogenetic tree of 48 species in the Esculenta clade of Morchella. It’s inferred from ML analyses based on the concatenated dataset (ITS, EF 1 - a, RPB 1, and RPB 2) generated from 115 sequences. Bootstrap values over 75 % and Bayesian posterior probabilities over 0.95 are shown on the branches. The differently colored branches correspond to the thirteen species identified from Chongqing in the Esculenta clade of Morchella. Sequences generated from newly collected specimens in this study are indicated in bold. The five newly described species are marked with a red star, and the newly recorded species is indicated with a red dot. The species names of the newly described and recorded species are highlighted in bold. The holotype specimens for each new species are indicated by the bold “ T ” following their specimen names.	Figure 7. The phylogenetic tree of 48 species in the Esculenta clade of Morchella. It’s inferred from ML analyses based on the concatenated dataset (ITS, EF 1 - a, RPB 1, and RPB 2) generated from 115 sequences. Bootstrap values over 75 % and Bayesian posterior probabilities over 0.95 are shown on the branches. The differently colored branches correspond to the thirteen species identified from Chongqing in the Esculenta clade of Morchella. Sequences generated from newly collected specimens in this study are indicated in bold. The five newly described species are marked with a red star, and the newly recorded species is indicated with a red dot. The species names of the newly described and recorded species are highlighted in bold. The holotype specimens for each new species are indicated by the bold “ T ” following their specimen names.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
5D7966F5450454108B919C15C136A58B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392901	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure2	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	Figure 2. Morphological diversity of representative ascocarps of Morchella species collected in Chongqing, China. These ascocarps belong to 12 species from the Esculenta clade (A-F, H-S, V-X, yellow morels) and three from the Elata clade (G, T-U, black morels). A, B. M. chinensis. C. M. huoguo. D. M. nipponensis. E. M. esculenta. F. M. clivicola. G. M. diversa. H – J. M. eoa. K – L. M. montana. M – R. Juvenile and mature ascocarps of M. universitatis. S. M. galilaea. T. M. sextelata. U. M. pulchella. V. Mes - 10. W. Mes - 12. X. Mes - 23. Species names of the six newly described and one newly recorded species are highlighted in bold in the figure.	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
5D7966F5450454108B919C15C136A58B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1392908	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.152685.figure9	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	Figure 9. Morphological characteristics of new species, Morchella universitatis, Morchella montana, Morchella diversa, and one new record, Morchella nipponensis. A. Macro- and micro-morphological character of Morchella universitatis sp. nov. (FCNU 1318). A 1. Ascocarp. A 2. Acroparaphyses. A 3. Paraphyses. A 4. Ascus. A 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. B. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella montana sp. nov. (FCNU 1206). B 1. Ascocarp. B 2. Acroparaphyses. B 3. Paraphyses. B 4. Ascus. B 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. C. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella diversa sp. nov. (FCNU 1247). C 1. Ascocarp. C 2. Acroparaphyses. C 3. Paraphyses. C 4. Ascus. C 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with regular longitudinal ornamentation. D. Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Morchella nipponensis (FCNU 1438). D 1. Ascocarp. D 2. Acroparaphyses. D 3. Paraphyses. D 4. Ascus. D 5. SEM image of an ascospore, with irregular longitudinal and interconnecting transverse ornamentation. Scale bars: 5 μm (A 2 – A 4, B 2 – B 5, C 2 – C 5, D 2 – D 4); 10 μm (A 5, D 5).	2025-08-12	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui		Zenodo	biologists	Qin, Qin;Teng, Yan-Fei;Hu, Wen Shu;Wei, Jing-Yi;Yu, Zhong-Dong;Du, Ping;Zhang, Xiao-Yan;Guo, Xia;Chen, Meng-Qian;Wei, Wei;Du, Xi-Hui			
