The paper presents two new European localities (in Bulgaria and Russia) and a new record from Asia (Turkmenistan) of the rare gasteroid fungus Gastropila fragilis (= Calvatia pachyderma). A description and illustrations are provided based upon the Russian, Bulgarian and Turkmenian specimens. Differences from similar species are briefly discussed.
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